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Vet offers tips on behaviors at the office

Dear Heloise: I’m a veterinarian in a busy five-doctor practice. Here are a few hints to make it


She needs to retrain Mom to behave better

Dear Annie: Five years ago, my kids and I moved back home so I could take care of my mother. My


Bleach is bleach, so why not save money?

Dear Heloise: Settle a dispute I am having with my mother over name-brand bleach versus store-brand


Troubled 7-year-old has lost men in his life

Dear Annie: I am a single mother of a 7-year-old son who has a lot of anger problems. When “Ryan”


These hints are helpful around the house

Dear Heloise: I wanted to share several of my helpful hints with you and all the readers. I have


Parents’ gambling addiction causes rift

Dear Annie: I would like your advice about my parents, who are in their 70s. Mom and Dad survive off


Spreading around recipe for low-calorie jam

Dear Heloise: I think I remember reading in your column a recipe for a low-calorie jam. Can you


Does husband’s flirting mean he’s cheating?

Dear Annie: I have been married for six years to “Tom,” a great guy in all respects except one. He


Remember those originals at the copy machine

Dear Heloise: Many people have received photographs and other precious documents for Christmas, and


Christmas letters supplement genealogy records

Dear Heloise: I love reading about the daily lives of previous generations in historical-society


She holds Dad close to the art

Dear Annie: I was adopted at birth. I was a “daddy’s girl,” and although he always stood up to my


His pre-wedding behavior is questionable

Dear Annie: I was supposed to be married this month in a small private ceremony. However, my fianc


Microchip makes it easy to identify stray pets

Dear Heloise: I have both of my dogs, some of my cats and my horses microchipped. The dogs wear


Smoke screen may hide emotional issues

Dear Annie: I have never taken drugs and never will, but I recently learned that one of my best guy


Turn old newspapers into logs for fireplace

Dear Heloise: A few years ago, I clipped out your column on how to reuse newspapers to make