Dear Heloise: As a dental hygienist, I would not encourage raisins as a healthy snack for anyone, especially children.

Dear Heloise: If you can’t get the cap off a pill bottle on the first time, use something like a dull knife blade or a bottle ...

Recently, someone asked why someone would just tuck the front of their shirt into their pants. This is done to show off the ...

If you are sorting through older photos (especially of buildings) and are tempted to toss them out, consider mailing them to ...

I use a serrated grapefruit spoon to spoon out the seeds from squash. It really gets them out easily. — Nancy K., in Amsterdam, New York DEAR HELOISE: I live in a two-story home and have a spare ...

Recently, someone asked why someone would just tuck the front of their shirt into their pants. This is done to show off the belt buckle. A belt buckle can be a fine piece of jewelry, so one shouldn’t ...

Dear Heloise: What a great hint in your column about sending letters and postcards to kids, including little thank-you notes. It was especially important that the reader said not to expect or demand a ...

People spend their hard-earned money on outdoor flags only to have the hems fray in a short time from weather. If you turn ...

Dear Heloise: I keep a spray bottle filled with isopropyl alcohol that is set to shoot a stream -- not a mist -- at any cockroaches I see in my house. The alcohol is absorbed through their exoskeleton ...

The letter about preventing carbon monoxide poisoning by getting a monitor for your home is a must but, it didn’t go far enough. You should get a monitor that you can also travel with. How many ...

If you are sorting through older photos (especially of buildings) and are tempted to toss them out, consider mailing them to the city or county where they were ...

People spend their hard-earned money on outdoor flags only to have the hems fray in a short time from weather. If you turn ...