Dear Heloise: Recently I was homebound with a broken ankle and tibia. During my recuperation, I received over 70 “get well” cards. One of my friends enclosed a book of postage stamps in her card.

Dear Heloise: I noticed several people have written about items that you can give to a graduating student to take to college (a hammer, nails, a tool kit, etc.). Has everyone forgotten that the ...

I recently read that one in four Americans can’t make a basic meal, and I found this to be surprising. If you can read, you can follow instructions in a cookbook. If your mother cooked most of your ...

Dear Heloise: I have read your column in the Dayton Daily News for years and have put many of the tips to use in my home. I’m a senior citizen, and I’ve had difficulty moving the screen pointer on my ...

Dear Heloise: I just read the letter from your reader about the steps that their security company recommended for home safety. They all make good sense. However, they left out a really effective way ...

Dear Heloise: When I shop for groceries, I have no memory or imagination, and I will invariably lose my shopping list somewhere along the way. It's a disaster! Now, just before I grab the shopping ...

Dear Heloise: When making money donations to groups, please be sure to include in big print not to sell your information to anyone in the group or organization. I support three groups, and one sold my ...

After I retired last year, I went into a sort of slump with a mild depression. It wasn’t anything serious, but I started to ...

I’m trying to lose some weight before my son’s wedding in December. There’s so much controversy about what to stop eating and ...

As I think about the things that I appreciate when contemplating our country’s 250th birthday, I wanted you to know how much you mean to us. Heloise, you and your mom have given us a place to share ...