Perspectives
Robert E. Lee gone along with George and Abe
Today, on this cold rainy panDAMic staying at home Saturday with no NFL football playoff games, I am writing about the removal of the South’s Robert E. Lee statues, the elimination of George and Abe for schools in San Francisco, and the Elimination and Absolution of Student Debts.
WOODEN UTENSILS
Dear Heloise: Would you reprint instructions on how to “cure” wooden utensils? One can’t use this method on spoons that have already been in use, can you? -- Dorothy P., San Antonio, Texas
Jailbreak killing leads to manhunt
A trivial incident on-board a Central Texas passenger train on Jan. 20, 1894 set in motion a series of violent events that led to a three-week manhunt and five fresh graves in the cemetery.
DOGHOUSE
Dear Heloise: We don’t keep our dog outside, regardless of the chilly weather, but sometimes he’s in the backyard with us, and he has a shelter out there. What’s the best way to keep the shelter warm, clean and dry in the snowy, blustery, wet winter? -- Marie S. in Wisconsin
