DO JUST ONE THING

DO JUST ONE THING

Aug 31, 2023

Can you recycle old printed photographs with your scrap paper recycling? Yes and no. It all depends on how the photo was printed. If it was done with oldfashioned chemical processing, then no. If it was printed using modern digital technology, then yes. How do you find out? Simply tear it; if the photograph rips with a very clean tear, it can be recycled. If it's hard to tear and rips in layers and not so cleanly, you likely have a nonrecyclable photo that needs to be thrown in the trash and not the recycling bin.

Renter pursues apartment maintenance worker

Renter pursues apartment maintenance worker

Aug 31, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just moved into a new apartment complex. While having my gas turned on, we discovered that the water heater wasn't connected. Of course, this happened right before the weekend, so unless maintenance fixed it while the gas company was there, I was going to have to go several days without hot water. It was before operating hours, so I went to the complex's maintenance shop to see if anyone would help. One maintenance worker volunteered and completely saved the day! He gave me his number, and I called him to come to fix my washer the next day.

Campaign drama isn’t limited to 1 stage

Campaign drama isn’t limited to 1 stage

Aug 30, 2023

If you blinked – if you were on vacation, buying school supplies for the kids or moving your college student into their dorm – you just missed the most important week of the 2024 campaign thus far. Maybe the most important week until the Iowa caucuses in January.

Binge-watching TV turns into compulsion

Binge-watching TV turns into compulsion

Aug 30, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: During the pandemic, I got wrapped up in watching movies and series on Netflix. I can't even tell you how many shows I have binge-watched. Plus, there are the old movies, new films and documentaries I consumed. I really got into it, so much so that I am still hooked. My friends invite me out to do things with them, but I usually decline because I want to watch something on a streaming platform. I have even gone to work late more than a few times because I stayed up all night watching endless episodes of something that caught my eye.

Looking at the wildcard Latino vote

Looking at the wildcard Latino vote

Aug 29, 2023

Latinos are already Republicans, Ronald Reagan used to say, they just don’t know it yet. That ancient but insightful cliche hovers over the 2024 election. True, Joe Biden has already beaten Donald Trump once, and since then, the apparently inevitable Republican nominee has been indicted on 91 criminal charges in four different cases.

Apple empanadas only in the afternoon

Apple empanadas only in the afternoon

Aug 29, 2023

Usually, just as I am getting close to leaving Mexico, I find some absolutely irresistible treat and have to eat it every single day until I leave.

Reader with racing heart can’t quit coffee

Reader with racing heart can’t quit coffee

Aug 29, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: This year has been challenging for me. I started having heart palpitations and couldn't figure out why. After a bunch of tests, the doctor could not necessarily pinpoint the root cause of my problems, but he did tell me to stop drinking coffee because it seems to make my heart race. The thing is, I absolutely LOVE coffee, and I haven't been able to follow my doctor's orders. I do feel my heart racing sometimes after I drink it, but I still can't help myself. I don't want to create a major health problem for myself. I stopped doing the other things that the doctor warned me about. Why can't I keep just one vice? — Addicted to Coffee

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