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Hints help if pet vacations with you
Dear Readers: Have you decided to take your pet with you when you go on your vacation this year?
Family baby sitters keep sleeping on the job
Dear Annie: My husband and I have two small children under the age of 5. He watches them on the
Vacation plans? These hints will help
Dear Readers: It is time to begin thinking about summer vacation, and there are several things you
Her husband is playing a dangerous game
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married 22 years and have two children. “Myles” works for a
Cereal-box recycling hint is a real treat
Dear Heloise: I have a recycling hint for cereal boxes. I had some treats I wanted to send home with
Preacher’s family mistreats dog, neighbor says
Dear Annie: About four years ago, a preacher and his family moved next door to us, and we have had
Substitutes will work in a pinch
Dear Heloise: The other day, I needed some sour cream and realized I didn’t have any. I found that
Boss’ son causes touchy situation
Dear Annie: My daughter is engaged to my boss’ son, who also works for the company. On a recent out-
Savings will help boost donations to food banks
Dear Heloise: In this time of severe financial crisis, the importance of food banks has greatly
Brother and his wife keep parents’ estate items
Dear Annie: My brother is married to a woman I will call “Devon.” She is an only child and
Theater group appreciates donation of old furs, clothes
Dear Heloise: When my husband’s 96-year-old grandmother passed away a few years ago, she had two
Teen is bullied in cyberspace
Dear Annie: I’m a 15-year-old girl who has been having problems with another girl for about a year.
Son lost goals during college breakdown
Dear Annie: Last fall, we sent our 18-year-old son off to college. He was excited to be living in
Vet took time to give kids special treatment
Dear Heloise: One of your recently printed pet pointers (from a vet) said that a vet’s office is not
Abusive talk in sister’s household causes rift
Dear Annie: My sister, “Shelly,” has two kids — a 10-year-old boy from her previous marriage and a 2