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ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Stepmom irritates mom of 1-year-old

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My husband and I have a year-old baby boy. He is the


HELOISE: Keep one medicine in each bottle

Dear Heloise: As a pharmacist, I’d like to say that people should only keep one medication in each


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: She needs to stop dangling ‘Darren’

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I am 52 and have been married for 32 years, most of


HELOISE: Helping family by paying for motel

Dear Heloise: I read your column faithfully in our local newspaper (the Bluefield Daily Telegraph in


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Behavior leaves her suspicious of ‘Sam’

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My husband, “Sam,” and I are retired. Two weeks ago,


Annie's Mailbox: Fiance needs more time to forgive

Dear Annie: “Cooper” and I have been together for seven years, and we have a young child. We


HELOISE: Special ways to remember our pets

Dear Heloise: I saw your recent column on creative memorials to pets loved and lost. I wanted to


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Guilt leaves him paralyzed

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I had a textbook midlife crisis. In my early 50s,


HELOISE: Prewash spray can save the day

Dear Heloise: You once had a laundry-soap treatment made with dish soap and ammonia. I can’t find


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Son’s bigotry hurts the whole family

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Three years ago, our daughter, “Lucy,” married a


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Surgery left her with other problems

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Seven years ago, I had an elective bilateral


HELOISE: Tips help remove stuck plastic

Dear Heloise: Just the other day, I accidentally set a hot pan on something plastic. The pan is a


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: She isn’t sure how ‘Roy’ feels

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Many years ago, I was engaged to “Roy,” a great guy.


HELOISE: Reader has tip on cake-mix cookies

Dear Heloise: I love your cake-mix cookie recipe. I found that instead of adding the egg and oil to


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Father should know of suspected abuse

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Several years ago, I married the man of my dreams.