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HINTS FROM HELOISE: Let us end toothpaste drama now

DEAR HELOISE: The letter from Jan M. purports to end all the toothpaste drama. However, there’s one more thing that nobody has mentioned. Because of my curiosity, I cut open the tube after thinking I’d effectively removed all the toothpaste within — only to discover that no matter how one chooses to empty the tube, it still has lots of toothpaste remaining. I cut the end of the tube, then cut along the creases of each side, and found that not only is there still toothpaste along the length of the tube, there is a significant amount at the end where the toothpaste exits the tube. ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Peptides should be used with caution

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m curious about peptides. I read that they’re incredible health cures and effective at lowering weight and high cholesterol. People say that major pharmaceutical companies are suppressing them because they offer better cures at cheaper prices. Is there any credibility to these claims, and should I take them, mainly by self-injection? — S.W. ANSWER: A peptide is a string of amino acids. Long peptides are called proteins, and they play many diverse roles in most of the structures in the human body, as well as the enzymes that our bodies use for ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

Declarer’s first aim is to make his contract. At no time should the matter of potential overtricks influence his plays, since the value of a game, a slam or even a partscore far exceeds the value of an overtrick. Consider today’s deal where South is in three notrump and West leads a ...

Method leads to October veggies

By the time August comes around, I’m usually pulling things out of the garden and feeling blue because next spring is so far away. Last year, however, I learned about succession planting, and it changed my outlook on gardening. I already knew about cold weather crops that are planted in late ...

‘Bring One, Take One’ plant exchange returns

The East Liverpool Garden Club was having a plant sale in 2022 and Merabeth Pinky Steffan, Master Gardener Volunteer, happened to be there. She was so inspired she decided to pioneer the first plant sale for the Ohio State University Master Gardener Volunteer’s Extension Program to go along with the plant exchange that had been taking place for years. She thought it would be fun and a great way to connect with the community, and this year, we are keeping the tradition. Our Bring One Take One Plant Exchange and Plant and Garden Art Sale will be July 25, 2026, at the OSU Mahoning ...