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Hints From Heloise

September 8, 2010

Dear Heloise: Regarding the item about a FEE FOR A PAPER STATEMENT: Recently, I paid a bill online to our electricity provider.

Hints From Heloise: Tasty TLC for cookies in these care packages

September 8, 2010

Dear Heloise: When I was first married, my mother-in-law, an Army wife herself, sent my husband his favorite cookies periodically, knowing I was teaching and didn't have a lot of time to bake for her only son.

Hints From Heloise

September 8, 2010

Dear Heloise: I love your CAKE MIX COOKIE RECIPE and make it a lot. I found that instead of adding the egg and oil to the cake mix first, I added nuts/etc.

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September 6, 2010

Dear Readers: Recently, a reader said she had received a lot of food after LOSING A LOVED ONE and wished that someone had offered chores instead.

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September 4, 2010

Dear Heloise: Here are some hints I learned about MOVING INTO A COLLEGE DORM that I would like to share with your readers.

Hints From Heloise

September 4, 2010

Dear Readers: Do you need to send a CHILD ALONE ON A TRIP by commercial airline?

Hints From Heloise

September 4, 2010

Dear Readers: Here is a reader response to a previous column about FINDING A NEW VETERINARIAN.

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September 2, 2010

Dear Readers: We recently printed a hint (that has been printed many, many times) from a reader about LEAVING KEYS IN THE OFFICE REFRIGERATOR as a reminder not to forget a perishable item.

Hints From Heloise: A beauty of a column

September 2, 2010

Dear Heloise: I'm a longtime reader of both your mom's and your column, and am always looking for new uses for the old standbys -- baking soda and vinegar. Instead of using expensive, chemical exfoliants, mix a bit of baking soda into your facial soap, lather each evening and wash very gently....

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September 2, 2010

Dear Heloise: When putting LEFTOVERS in the refrigerator, I line my storage containers with plastic wrap, sandwich bags or other storage bags. I can then mark on the bag or plastic wrap the date the contents were prepared.