Editor’s note: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously published in 2023. DEAR ANNIE: Here’s my dilemma: I moved back into my dad’s house several years ago, and he has been good friends with “Chuck” and his wife “Rose” for at least 20 years. He goes out ...

DEAR HELOISE: In your column, I quite often see complaints from people who do not receive a thank-you note when they send someone a gift. According to the dictionary, a gift is “something that is given voluntarily without expecting anything in return.” While it is nice to receive a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: How is “wet brain” (or Wernicke encephalopathy, WE) diagnosed? My son has been in the hospital, a rehab facility, and now an assisted living facility. Is there hope that he may walk again? He does not have any motivation and stays in bed most days playing on his phone. He ...

Bridge is essentially a game of logic. The more keenly a player reasons, the better he will do. General rules can be memorized and are certainly helpful, but they can easily be misapplied. Take this case where it is easy to go wrong. South wins East’s nine of spades with the king and ...

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On a cold winter day, nothing soothes the body like a bowl of hot chicken soup. One of my go-to ingredients in soup is carrots, and before I can enjoy the warmth, I must experience the cold. That’s because the carrots planted last season need to be dug from the garden if they are going to ...