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Buick’s suspension listing issue could be a ballooning problem

Dear Car Talk: The air suspension is not working on my 2010 Buick Lucerne CXL. What do you think the problem is? – Jeff Is your Buick listing, Jeff? Like the S.S. Minnow? Maybe it thinks it’s on Lake Lucerne? Listing is typically what happens when these air suspensions fail – with the passenger in the left rear seat, for instance, suddenly looking up at the passenger in the right front. This system essentially works with balloons. There’s a balloon, or rubber bladder, at each wheel. And a compressor sends air into each bladder as a firmer suspension setting is called ...

2025 is the year of the monstera

Kick-off 2025 with the addition of a monstera plant to your indoor garden. You’ll join other gardeners observing 2025 as the Year of the Monstera. Each year, the National Garden Bureau (NGB) selects and celebrates one plant in each of the following categories: annual, perennial, bulb, edible, and shrub. The plants are chosen for their popularity, easy-care nature, adaptability, diversity, and versatility. Monstera certainly meets the criteria and as NGB declared it is “the world’s most iconic indoor plant.” The large, glossy heart-shaped leaves have distinct perforations ...

Make thank-you notes trendy again

Dear Heloise: The concern over the lack of thank-you notes in today’s society is ongoing, and the solution seems elusive. Thank-you notes suffer from being categorized as old-fashioned and passe, but expressing gratitude never goes out of style. Instead of forcing, bribing and otherwise coercing people to write such notes, I recommend teaching by example. A grandparent, aunt or uncle can address a note to a grandchild, niece or nephew and thank the young person for some kindness, give apprecation for some achievement, or even share some family news. Be creative: Notes don’t have to ...

For Republicans, lots of work, little time

Luck, the saying goes, is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. That’s good luck. What about bad luck? It’s the opposite. Bad luck is what happens when lack of preparation meets an ongoing threat. We’re watching this play out now as fires tragically turn large swaths of Los Angeles’ most valuable real estate to ashes, with a massive price paid, including human lives. We’re just starting to read about dry fire hydrants caused by water shortages resulting from dumping water into the ocean to protect smelt fish. Operations budget cuts at the Los Angeles Fire ...

Europe takes bite out of America’s apple

Envy is an ugly thing — one of the seven deadly sins. Europeans have long been dripping with jealousy that American firms dominate the tech sector — cellphones, search engines, social media platforms, artificial intelligence and robotics. Our “magnificent seven” tech companies — including Google, Nvidia, Apple and Amazon — saw massive stock market gains in 2024. Meanwhile, Europe has flatlined. One reason for this success: The United States innovates while Europe regulates. Instead of fixing their economies, the European Union bureaucrats want to kneecap America’s tech ...

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