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HELOISE: Tips help container plants thrive

Dear Readers: Looking for some helpful ABCs to help your container plants thrive? Watering is by far


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Hubby’s behavior needs to change

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: What do you do when you have been with someone for


HELOISE: Multiple plants can go in one pot

Dear Heloise: Preparing for the oncoming winter weather, I found several plants in small pots that


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: ‘Buddy’ cheated twice in first year

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Our 25-year-old daughter and her husband, “Buddy,”


HELOISE: Carrots: Handling a healthy snack

Dear Readers: Cabbie (our miniature schnauzer) and I love fresh carrots as snacks! An average-size


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: She’d like to honor sister’s birthday

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My sister’s 50th birthday is coming up, and I would


HELOISE: Have patience for the patients

Dear Readers: A reader recently complained about rudeness at one of her doctor’s offices. Here are


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Interest in server is not returned

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Six months ago, I met the girl of my dreams at a


HELOISE: Check specials to save money

Dear Heloise: I recently went online to check phone and Internet specials being offered by my phone


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Father’s violence must be dealt with

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I need your advice on how to deal with my very


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Friendship should be out in the open

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Fifty years ago, I met and fell in love with the


HELOISE: Making a little quilt for your pet

Dear Heloise: Let me begin by saying that I enjoy your column. Our dog goes for grooming and comes


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Dad has become a big whiner

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Our dad is in his 80s. In the past few years, he has


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Tell Dad that his attitude hurts

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My father, who has been remarried for 17 years, has


HELOISE: Use tape to label all of your cords

Dear Heloise: I’m sure most of your readers have a jumble of wires and cords behind the