DEAR ANNIE: I’ve been happily married for more than 40 years. The one shadow on that happiness has been my relationship with my husband’s family, especially my mother-in-law. From the beginning, she has never seemed to like me. I honestly do not know why. Over the years, she has been ...

DEAR HELOISE: When I was a parent of five youngsters, we always had issues with losing and matching socks. My daughter has kids now, and she solved the problem by having her husband only wear white socks. She only wears black socks, and her kids wear colored (for her daughter) or white (for ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of budesonide, my symptoms subsided, and I had a normal few months. Can you explain what ...

There are times when the outcome of a contract depends on whether or not declarer makes his plays in the right order. This factor is called timing. Today’s hand provides a typical example. South got to four hearts as shown, and West led the queen of diamonds. Declarer won with ace and led ...

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Not too long ago, I got my first cat, and it made me realize how much I still need to learn about cat care. I already grow catmint, but I wanted to understand more about catnip as l learned that most cats love it, so I decided to grow some of it as well. Many people seem to confuse catmint ...