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Lifestyles

DEAR ANNIE: Retired husband is rewriting all house rules

DEAR ANNIE: My husband retired eight months ago, and ever since then, our home has felt less like a place to relax and more like a company he has decided to manage. After years of leaving early, coming home late and barely noticing whether the bath towels matched, he is suddenly very interested ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: Warning: Don’t eat any fruit in stores

DEAR HELOISE: I read your column in the Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jim R., in Houston, wrote about people who are eating produce that they haven’t purchased. But there is another view on this issue. Purchasing grapes, for example, without tasting them, often leads to sour grapes ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: How best to treat arthritis in knees

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have bad knee arthritis. My doctor is suggesting a genicular nerve block. Is this a good idea? Will it fix the problem? — P.O.V. ANSWER: Chronic knee pain from osteoarthritis is a common problem in middle-aged and older adults. Before a person receives treatment, the ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

This deal occurred in the very first Bermuda Bowl world championship, way back in 1950, in the match between Great Britain and the United States. Despite the fact that the North-South hands contained only 20 points in high cards, both the English and American pairs arrived at four spades after ...

Catholic Charities will unite three agencies, one office

On Jan. 1, 2027, the three Catholic Charities agencies and the Diocesan Department of Catholic Charities will officially unify into one organization serving all six counties of the diocese, according to Catholic Charities Director Rachel Hrbolich. “This unification is not about changing who ...