Have you ever heard the expression: “Seatbelts save lives”? This public service announcement became popular in the 1980s. It helped increase the use of seatbelts in private vehicles. By the mid-1990s, most states required their use by law. People who failed to buckle up could be ...

DEAR HELOISE: I have a question about cooking foods at different times and temperatures when you only have one oven. This is always a dilemma when cooking a large meal, especially during the holidays. For my last holiday meal, I had a ham that had to be cooked for so many hours at a certain ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn’t been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating well), and he suddenly had four seizures. The doctors are worried about a condition called autoimmune encephalitis. — J.M. ANSWER: Encephalitis means ...

Here is the solution. Win the spade lead with dummy’s king and play a diamond to your king. Then lead a low trump and finesse the eight. Ruff the six of diamonds with your queen and return a low heart to dummy’s ten. After ruffing the eight of diamonds with your king, cash the ace of ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve always been someone who struggles between my head and my heart. I see things that I want so badly and my heart aches for them, but I know better when those things don’t mesh well with my life. Like denying my favorite piece of chocolate cake because it’s bad for my ...