DEAR HELOISE: To the people who prefer reading a physical newspaper, stating that it’s just not the same on their laptop, and to those who worry about spilling coffee on the keyboard, I, too, would never read the paper on a laptop. But I now read it on a tablet. My paper offers a PDF of the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your answer to a recent question about seasonal affective disorder (SAD). You mentioned that folks can get SAD in the summer but didn’t discuss treatment options. I’ve tried caffeine and alcohol; they don’t seem to work! More seriously, I’ve discussed moving ...

Some of the simplest plays are, despite their simplicity, difficult to perceive. Take this case where South was in four hearts and West led a trump. After winning with the queen, South led a low spade toward the jack, hoping to find West with the king and in that way finish with 10 or 11 ...

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It’s always a pleasure to watch the variety of feathered visitors at our backyard birdfeeders year-round, but snowbirds reign as our family’s unanimous winter favorite. Who could resist those plump gray songbirds with their showy white bellies and tails? They crowd around the feeders, ...

Many of us observe the beauty of trees and bushes during winter, standing leafless and bare during cold months. However, not all deciduous trees and bushes lose their leaves in the fall, but cling on the stem until spring. According to The Ohio State University’s Buckeye Yard and Garden ...