Dear Heloise: I love your column and read it every day. Here is my solution for your readers on how to get rid of scam calls. (I would receive 10 per day.) I called my telephone provider ...

Dear Heloise: My coffee comes out terrible. I’ve changed coffee brands, used cold tap water and distilled water, and measured my coffee grounds carefully, yet I always get such a nasty bitter ...

Dear Heloise: A perfect basted egg is one of my favorite breakfast delights. My brother taught me the secret when I was a youngster about 70 years ago. I use an iron skillet and avocado oil ...

On one of the pages I had dog-eared was the poem, “Decide to Forgive ... to tell the man I’m dating that I have a lot more ...

Dear Heloise: I have discovered a splendid use for plastic bags that contain dry cereal in cardboard boxes. In recent years, these bags have evolved to be heavier, leakproof and puncture-resistant ...

Dear Heloise: I’ve read many ideas for handling scam phone calls, but I have yet to see the one that has worked so well for me: If I receive a call from a number I don’t recognize, I pick up ...

Dear Heloise: I read with concern Daniel T.‘s hint about scam calls. Our phones are like our computers; they hold valuable information for scammers. As such, they must have the best protection ...

Dear Heloise: Spices can now get exposed to the light (and maybe the heat of the fridge’s motor), but my recollection is that spices, like medications, should be stored in a cool, dark and dry ...

Dear Heloise: I read your hints all the time in our newspaper in Houston, and I’d like to ask your opinion about homeschooling versus public schools. My husband wants me to quit my job and ...

Dear Heloise: My design professor in college often said that problems should be thought of as sources of creative ideas! His motto was: “Turn a defect into an effect!” When I recently found ...