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Take pet’s familiar items along when traveling

Dear Heloise: This is in regard to traveling with pets. I place our Yorkie’s favorite blanket and a


Don’t cater to unappreciative brother

Dear Annie: Because of the struggling economy, my mom needed to take a full-time position. I now


Never use cooking spray for squeaky doors

Dear Heloise: I read your hints every day in The Maui (Hawaii) News. Here’s a “don’t” hint I wanted


Mom is worried about bipolar daughter

Dear Annie: My 25-year-old daughter, “Nola,” lives in Alabama, as does her father, and I live in


Damp blotter helps to separate photos

Dear Heloise: I read about the photos that were stuck together. I had the very same problem. So, I


Her elderly boss is making life tough

Dear Annie: Right now I am having an anxiety attack and a headache, all because my elderly boss


It might be time to re-season favorite skillet

Dear Heloise: I once read how to season iron skillets to keep meat or foods from sticking to them.


Teach daughter how to manage on her own

Dear Annie: I have a pretty, petite 24-year-old daughter who is quite immature for her age. She


Readers offer more car rental hints

Dear Readers: We recently shared some helpful hints to keep in mind when renting a car, and here are


Jealousy is posing a problem

Dear Annie: I am an unbelievably jealous woman. I don’t trust anyone around my husband, not even my


Share wedding photos with file-sharing site

Dear Heloise: Another way to quickly and easily get wedding photos from all of your friends is to


‘Lila’ needs help keeping up with her bills

Dear Annie: I have been living with “Lila” for less than a year. She owns her house, but can’t


Rodney the chowhound gets his food without hassle

Dear Heloise: We have a big dog (Rodney, a mastiff) who is a chowhound! We buy his food in the


It can be dangerous to mix cleaning solutions

Dear Heloise: Are any of the cleaning chemicals you suggest harmful if mixed together? A Reader, via


She needs to face reality: He’s not leaving wife

Dear Annie: I met “George” 12 years ago, and we began a relationship. I am now 78 and a widow.