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Lifestyles

Issue with billing forces patient to pay out of pocket

DEAR DR. ROACH: As a retired teacher, I have been blessed with amazing insurance that has covered absolutely everything for the past decade. However, when my wife went to get an MRI for a collapsed hip recently, associates for my insurance told me they were missing important paperwork that was ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

Signaling is the main method by which defenders communicate with each other during the play. Properly transmitted, the messages conveyed help the defenders decide when to stop, start or continue playing a suit. Signals are not given automatically, however. Instead, a defender should first ...

Snack like a pro on Super Bowl Sunday

Sometimes a chicken nugget is just a chicken nugget. Sometimes it's a crisp, panko-crusted strip of chicken breast with a sweet and tangy sauce. This is the latter. Super Bowl Sunday is snack time at its finest. No one is looking for fancy footwork (at least not in the food realm; we do want ...

Lovina’s granddaughter Abigail pens the column

This is my granddaughter Abigail writing, which makes the fourth generation since my mother Elizabeth Coblentz started penning the column (then called “The Amish Cook”) in 1991. Hi, this is Abigail Elizabeth. My age is 9. My sisters Allison and Andrea are nice, and Timothy is the only ...

DEAR ANNIE: Wife, husband are torn over future of family

DEAR ANNIE: My wife and I have been married eight years, and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a dad in a way I did not expect. I am the one who volunteers for bedtime stories, who gets up early on Saturdays so my wife can sleep, who actually enjoys the chaos of ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: Use nonstick spray near dishwasher to stay clean

DEAR HELOISE: I bake a lot of bread to give as gifts. I use nonstick cooking spray to grease my loaf pans. My husband suggested that I open the dishwasher and spray the pans over the top rack. This way, it’s easy and clean! — Marian B., in New Orleans DEAR HELOISE: For Marvin Tiffany ...