Dear Annie: I am a teacher in a small town in New England. When I began my job, I thought it was the best job in the world. I spent a lot of time, money and effort to learn the skills to become an effective teacher, and I couldn’t think of a better way to give back to my community.
Dear Heloise: An effective way to clean sink disposals is to put a cone-shaped toilet bowl brush into the opening and fit it under the rubber splash.
Hard winter squash is a delicious and versatile vegetable that can be used as a side dish, in fillings for ravioli or lasagna, as a noodle alternative, in soups, salads, stuffed and so on.
Dear Heloise: Please reprint your Pumpkin Bread recipe. I want to make some large batches to give out as Christmas gifts to some of my friends.
Dear Annie: My husband and I are planning a big party to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Sadly, two sisters are all but ruining the event. They are both close friends of mine, but they are feuding with each other. I did not send out online invites but rather traditional paper invitations.
Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
Dear Annie: One of my cousins lives about two hours away. Her parents are deceased, and she is estranged from her siblings. She has been in the hospital several times for mental health care. I believe she is bipolar but don’t know that for sure. Because she lives alone now, we invite her to …
On a recent cold morning, Mike White thought the water vapor plume rising from the Panda Power plant in southeast Temple resembled the distinctive mushroom-shaped cloud often associated with an exploding nuclear weapon.
Winners in the College Division of the 40th annual Central Texas Art Competition and Exhibition, sponsored by Temple South Rotary Club, were announced recently at Temple College. Picture, from left, are Onaisha Franka, Temple College; Briaunna Jackson, Temple College; Alan Horn, representing…
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Whether or not you’re ready for the onslaught of Christmas music and holiday shopping, dozens of community celebrations are filling the calendar to make even the Scroogiest spirits feel the festiveness of the season.
Performances of Temple Civic Theatre’s Youth Theatre production of Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” will take place Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 13-15.
United Way of Central Texas will host the seventh annual Chrome and Carols Festival of Trees fundraiser Thursday. The event will begin 6 p.m. at Horny Toad Harley-Davidson in Temple.
Guthrie, Charlie Rose, a 6-pound 5-ounce girl, was born Nov. 17 to Morgan Caldwell and Clay Guthrie
Santa’s Workshop opened its doors for the holiday season Nov. 21 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The nonprofit organization provides gifts for active, Guard and Reserve service members and their families on Fort Hood.
Experience the magic of Christmas in the Village of Salado during the 59th annual Salado Christmas Stroll held the first two weekends in December and presented by the Salado Chamber of Commerce.
Dear Annie: My wife and I and four friends went out to dinner at a new restaurant. They had a ladies’ room and a men’s room visible from where we sat. After the meal, I needed to go. The men’s room was locked (it was a single-stall situation). I walked around for a bit and came back after ne…
