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Should she play hardball with ‘John’?

Dear Annie: I met “John” six months ago and truly love him. I moved four hours away from my friends,


Niece’s poor academic skills appall aunt

Dear Annie: My 11-year-old niece, “Molly,” just spent a week with my kids and me. My sister and


Animal shelters need newspapers, Scouts learn

Dear Heloise: I was at Animal Care Services with my daughter yesterday. Her Girl Scout troop did its


Cleaning blinds is open-and-shut case

Dear Heloise: We are a military family currently stationed in San Antonio and living in a home with


Colorless iodine will keep nails in the pink

Dear Heloise: All the women in my office are having problems with our nails cracking. You printed a


Mother’s behavior could cost her custody

Dear Annie: Our oldest son married a beautiful woman from another culture, who then became pregnant


Cake flour can get too old to use

Dear Heloise: What makes cake flour old? I recently purchased a box and noticed that, like many food


She is right; ‘Dave’ needs help

Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing “Dave” for four years. Even in the midst of this recession, he has no


Reader cautions: Be sure to take out rental car insurance

Dear Heloise: I read your column daily. It ruins my day if I miss it. But looking at the past two


‘William’ stalks her with ‘textual harassment’

Dear Annie: I met “William” at work three years ago, and it was obvious he had feelings for me. I


Approach issues with united front

Dear Annie: I recently remarried, and my husband and I are in the process of moving our families


Don’t let grime on remote push your buttons

Dear Heloise: I enjoy reading your column in The Orange County (Calif.) Register. You have a lot of


Cell-phone call during lap dance upsets wife

Dear Annie: Two years ago, my husband attended an out-of-town business convention. While he was


Ferrets are furry, friendly and very active

heloise Dear Heloise: You mentioned in a past column that you once owned ferrets. I am thinking


Stepmom-to-be doesn’t appreciate racy gifts

Dear Annie: My fianc and I have lived together for 28 years. We would have married, but we had a