Dear Heloise: I’m writing about a reader’s advice that you printed regarding freshening a teddy bear. The writer suggested a used dryer sheet that was sprayed with air freshener. I would not recommend ...

Dear Heloise: Maybe you can help me. I infer from reading your column in the Omaha World-Herald that you have an affinity for pets. This leads me to ask you what may be an unanswerable question. I’m a ...

Should I hold on to the original sets of boxes for collectibles like crystal and figurines? — Laurel B., via email Laurel, ...

Dear Heloise: I am not sure if you’ve had this idea suggested before. Air duster cans (compressed air in a can) is great for cleaning computer keyboards and other devices. However, I also use it to ...

Dear Heloise: In response to Diane T. in Arizona, I had the opposite happen to me. I had been going to a hairdresser for many, many years. It was my hairdresser who started to not be on time. My time ...

Dear Heloise: Being a short person, I have asked a lot of taller people for help with getting products off the top shelf when shopping and have never been turned down. Most of the help has come from ...

Dear Heloise: My cat stopped using his litter box for reasons he never explained, but he was happy to use a pee pad. So, after trying many other things to retrain him, I tossed the litter away and put ...

Dear Heloise: It was the week before Christmas, and I was shopping at a large, well-known retail store where they only had one register open and a line that was the length of the entire store. Then ...

Dear Heloise: In response to Jerry, in Nebraska, who saw a UFO: impossible! The closest star is Alpha Centauri, which is about 4 light years away. Traveling at a decent speed means a trip of a few ...

Dear Heloise: In the South, a holiday dinner staple is broccoli rice casserole. After this year’s Thanksgiving feast, I had more leftover broccoli casserole than I expected. So, the day after, rather ...

Dear Heloise: This is to add to Karen from Michigan’s suggestion about recycling toilet paper rolls. I reuse them by cutting the rolls in half and standing them upright in the bottom of a plastic ...

DEAR HELOISE: For the past 50 years, I have kept pairs of socks together by using safety pins. I don’t know where I read this tip. It could have been in a “Hints From Heloise” column since I have been ...