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Dear James: A friend bought an older house with a metal panel ceiling, and I want one for my dining room. Are the materials still available to install one? -- Dave T.

Dear Dave: You are in luck. Metal panel ceilings are ...Read more

Many of you are familiar with the term "surprise lilies." This name is mostly attributed to members of the Lycoris genus. In the South the red Lycoris radiata and yellow Lycoris aurea are two of the most treasured surprise...Read more

At the foundation of your children's financial intelligence should be this undeniable truth: It is not the amount of money you have but what you do with it that matters.

This is true for a child managing a $5-a-week ...Read more

Despite the economic angst and billionaire exodus, California has been recording some of the highest income growth in the country.

Surprisingly, a recent survey of metropolitan areas showed that Silicon Valley didn't lead...Read more

Home insurance rates in Nevada have risen close to a quarter since 2023 up until the end of last year, according to a new report.

Data from Insurify, an online insurance comparison platform, showed that the average price ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani laid the blame Wednesday on former Eric Adams Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro for his own step back from a highly controversial plan to shut down Lower Manhattan’s Elizabeth Street Garden to ...Read more

Q: We planted a nice redbud tree three years ago, and it has grown too high for where it is. We want to move it about 20 feet to one side of the yard. Do you think the root system is too big now? How should we dig it up? ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

I am seeking your advice on taking a trip with our two cats who are about 15 months old. My husband is in the beginning stages of dementia, and they have become a support for him. The drive is about 12 hours...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Amid increasing reports of fishermen encountering brown sharks in the Connecticut River, experts say it is a mix of both good and bad news.

Dr. Eric Schultz , a University of Connecticut professor ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Whether Donald Trump Jr. is the conservationist he claims to be is debatable. The son of President Donald Trump, Don Jr. once said he “would be a very, very loud voice in (his father’s) ear’’ about ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — In another attempt to sell more duck hunting licenses and stamps, the Department of Natural Resources might free waterfowlers from the time-honored tradition of identifying mallards, blue-winged teal, ...Read more

I have been told if you attempt to pop a frog into a pot of boiling water, he'll jump out every time.

But if you put the little fellow into a pot of cold water, set it on a low flame, and warm it slowly, he'll sit back, ...Read more

Q: My co-parent and I just had a custody evaluation done. He has a very complicated mental health diagnosis that includes autism and narcissistic personality disorder. I knew he was difficult to communicate with, but now I...Read more

Cats have a reputation for contributing very little to household management.

They sleep on freshly folded laundry, knock pens off desks, sit directly on whatever you are trying to read and occasionally announce at 3 a.m. ...Read more

Dogs share our homes, our routines and often our beds, but the world they experience is remarkably different from the one humans know. Their eyes process color differently, their vision favors movement over fine detail, ...Read more

There are few sights more impressive than a dog standing proudly beside a hole large enough to qualify for its own ZIP code.

You left the yard for 10 minutes. The dog apparently hired a backhoe.

Digging is one of those ...Read more

When she’s not working, Scarlett Estevez said she enjoys seeing as much of the world as possible. “I just returned from an incredible trip to Europe, where my friends and I visited Greece and Switzerland,” said ...Read more

Dear Cheapskate: This is petty perhaps, but how does one ever completely pay off a credit card account?

We paid off a credit card recently (Hallelujah!) by sending a check for the exact amount of the balance due taken ...Read more

With a rich culture, friendly people, affordable prices, and a salty setting on the edge of Europe, Portugal understandably makes a rewarding destination for travelers. Bustling Lisbon and the sunny Algarve coast are well ...Read more