Family Features After a long day of completing fall chores like raking leaves, trimming bushes or cleaning gutters, dinner may be the last thing on your mind. Take the hassle of cooking off your plate and let your grill do the work for you with this Grilled Chicken Bundt recipe, which ...
Dear Annie: My granddaughter dated a young man for four years before breaking things off about a year ago. During that time, he became part of our family in many ways. Even after the breakup, he continued coming to church with us every Sunday. In fact, we’ve grown closer in the past year, sharing pews, Sunday lunches and family stories. My granddaughter usually joins us, too, and while it hasn’t always been easy, we’ve all managed to find a rhythm. Now, however, things are shifting. My granddaughter has been seeing a new boyfriend for about six weeks, and she has asked that her ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Several years ago, in my early 80s, my gynecologist told me (like all women who mainly stayed indoors) that I should be taking 4,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily. Yet today, I read an article warning that many people are overdosing on vitamin D. Is this really a concern? –– L.M. ANSWER: Overdosing on vitamin D is dangerous. Last month, I had a patient who had elevated levels of calcium, which caused typical symptoms of confusion, vomiting and muscle weakness. She was found to have a very high blood vitamin D level. (She had mistaken the instructions for taking vitamin ...
Dear Heloise: Here’s a suggestion to dog owners: Before leaving your yard, have your dog do their business in your own yard. I’ve asked dog owners who have allowed their dogs to use the lawn in the front of my home to do their business, “Why don’t you use your own yard for the dog to defecate?” The usual response is “Hey,I’m picking up after my dog.” Picking up after your dog is fine, but the scent remains and attracts other dogs to the same area. Then dog owners wonder why their dogs are given a bad rap. Well, I say pick up the dog’s droppings from your own yard. ...
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Indecision ties up mental energy. Don’t agonize, because today’s choices aren’t that different from one another and what you choose doesn’t matter too much. Every decision clears space and creates confidence, which fuels the next choice. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You notice how people change and grow. In some ways, their process is your process, because when one person changes, the relationship changes. Love is caring enough to acknowledge change — and to balance it, too. Love is constant adjustment. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re looking for ...
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2025. There are 63 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 29, 1929, ‘Black Tuesday’ descended on the New York Stock Exchange. Stock prices collapsed amid panicked selling, $14 billion in value was lost, and thousands of investors were wiped out, triggering America’s Great Depression. Also on this date: In 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, the English courtier, military adventurer and poet, was executed in London for allegedly conspiring against King James I. In 1922, Benito Mussolini, the founder of fascism, is appointed ...
