December 13, 2011 in Features on Page C1 One letter to Santa handled by Spokane postal workers had a message written on the outside of the addressed envelope. “P.S. Please write back. No pressure.”

December 13, 2011 in Features on Page C2 Dear Annie: We are remodeling our house. When we wanted to have a birthday party for our son, my mother offered to let us use her house instead of ours. …

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December 13, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Women, rejoice. Your o.b. Ultra tampons are on their way back to store shelves. And the company wants to apologize. With a song. First, the back story: The diminutive tampons …

December 13, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Q. I am a 50-year-old police officer (and alternative-medicine skeptic) with severe osteoarthritis in my shoulder and neck joints from work-related injuries. I had shoulder surgery 10 weeks ago, and …

December 13, 2011 in Features on Page C3 New listings “Giving the Gift of Sight”– Pearle Vision is offering free eye exams and glasses to people who are unable to get them any other way due to economic …

December 13, 2011 in Features on Page C7 Definitions are important, I was reminded after receiving a letter from the Public Affairs Office of the United States Department of Agriculture in response to a recent column on food …

December 13, 2011 in Features on Page C7 DEAR DOCTOR K: I have carpal tunnel syndrome. My doctor wants me to consider surgery, but I’d like to learn about other treatment options first. DEAR READER: In carpal tunnel …