“Taco night” for many across the United States consists of an Americanized idea of Mexican food: ground beef cooked with a packaged seasoning mix, taco shells, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Let’s just say that if you’re reading this and have enjoyed a similar meal, you will be blown ...

It is a nice sunny January morning with the temperature at 30 degrees. My husband, Joe, son, Benjamin, and son-in-law, Daniel Ray, all left for work early this morning for work. For Benjamin and Daniel Ray, it was the first time after a two-week break for the holidays. Joe was only off ...

Stemmed wine glasses have been the choice of wine lovers for eons. They typically remain the vessel of choice for most “serious” aficionados and for most wine judges in a competition setting. But ever more often, we are seeing stemless choices in tasting rooms, in casual restaurants, at ...

DEAR ANNIE: One of my good female friends graduated from a rival college of mine. We love talking smack about who has a better football team. When her school loses games, I gloat. One time this year, I said her school had zero chance of winning against my school. I did this level of ...

DEAR HELOISE: I asked you to remind readers of the environmental harms of tourism travel so that they might consider traveling less. You printed this letter in the Buffalo News, and in your response, you placed most of the blame on global warming and air pollution from fossil fuel companies ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 78 and dislike the short gray days of winter. I know that light therapy is used for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and I would like to try it. How do I know which light box or lamp is a good choice? (Does it block ultraviolet rays, provide the right amount of light, ...