When does collecting become hoarding?

THE VILLAGE IDIOT My house looks like the set of "Antiques Roadshow" – if the show was about useless, outdated junk instead of precious heirlooms.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Positive attitudes will elevate Clinton I would like to take a moment to ask every Clinton citizen to get behind the Elevate Clinton campaign. It is so disheartening to hear the very people who live in Clinton say nothing is good here.

Woman hesitates to go all in on a promising relationship

DEAR ABBY: I just started dating an amazing guy. He is sweet, funny and handsome, but I don’t feel as strongly for him as he does for me.

Most prepared baby, toddler foods contain heavy metals

ASK THE DOCTORS Dear Doctor: Is it true there’s lead and heavy metals in some brands of baby and toddler foods? My husband and I both work, and it’s hard to completely avoid using prepared foods. Dear Reader: As working parents ourselves, we understand the challenge you’re facing.

Reader wonders if men, women can be friends

SENSE & SENSITIVITY DEAR HARRIETTE: Can women and men really be friends with no strings attached? Someone brought it to my attention that men pursue friendships with women initially because they are attracted to them and think about one thing only.

Matriarch uses inheritance to keep her family in line

DEAR ABBY DEAR ABBY: For the last 12 years, we have been traveling 7 1/2 hours to see my husband’s grandparents. This happens several times a year. Each time I pray it will be the last visit. Invariably, when we return home, I am sick for about a week, and it’s getting worse.

Five-minute workout routine makes difference

If you’re like most people, finding the time for exercise can be as challenging as the exercise itself.

Neighbor wants to reconnect with friend

SENSE & SENSITIVITY DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a neighbor I used to be close with, growing up in the same apartment building, but we grew apart when we got older. I want to rekindle our friendship, but I have no idea where to start.

Common kitchen spice great houseplant remedy

Do you have an old bottle of ground cinnamon in the pantry and are unsure what to do with it? One natural attribute of cinnamon is that it has fantastic antifungal properties and can help keep fungus like slime mold and mushroom spores from sprouting in your garden or on household plants.

Nice young woman wants relationship

SENSE & SENSITIVITY DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel like I am constantly making mistakes in love. I am 23 years old, and I have had a few bad relationships. They started out OK, but every single time, something weird happened. I feel like I stay too long or for the wrong reasons.