DEAR ANNIE: I recently started a new job that I genuinely like. The people are friendly (mostly), the work is interesting and I finally feel like I may have found a place where I can stay for the long haul. But there is just one problem, and it is a big one. The woman who sits at the reception ...

DEAR HELOISE: A cautionary thought to a neighbor across the river in Omaha, Nebraska, who had a suggestion on solar lights for emergency use. Be sure not to depend on bringing them in during a thunderstorm. Stay in the house when thunderstorms are in the area. Use the alternative options that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old woman who is in relatively good health. My primary exercise is walking my dogs anywhere from 2 to 5 miles per day. I have two Morton’s neuromas in my left foot, and I’ve been receiving shots for them for 10 years, with the shots being more frequent in ...

Safety plays come in all shapes and sizes, and are necessary in many deals. Sometimes, though, declarer must not get so carried away with guarding against an unfavorable division that he winds up more sorry than safe. Take this case where South was in four spades and West led the king of ...

On the very first night I moved into my apartment in Boardman, I was awakened by a faint buzzing sound. In the darkness of the room, I could make out the silhouette of an insect about half an inch long crawling up the wall. “Please don’t be a cockroach,” I whispered to myself as I jumped ...