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Detrans Awareness Day Comes With a Warning Mar. 12, 2025
WASHINGTON — "I realized I am a guinea pig," Forrest Smith said of his transition from male to... Read More
Transgender Activists Look in the Mirror and See a Movement That Helped Defeat Kamala Harris Nov. 29, 2024
WASHINGTON — There's been a change in Washington since Donald Trump won the election. Democrat... Read More
Should Trans Women Use Women's Locker Rooms? May. 23, 2024
To what extent should a transgender woman be treated the same as women who started life as female? T... Read More
Bathroom Ceramic Tile Can Last a Lifetime Nov. 23, 2023
Dear James: My bathroom needs an upgrade, so I plan to add ceramic tile to the walls. This is my fir... Read More
Burial at Sea Aug. 15, 2023
As I plugged my phone into the outlet next to the toilet, I had a fleeting thought that it was sort ... Read More
Having Skin in the Game Jul. 25, 2023
Dear Company That Makes All My Skincare Products: I'm writing to tell you that I am a BIG fan of you... Read More
My Plan for the Transgenders Jun. 08, 2023
WASHINGTON — Some time ago, I wrote that there was a very easy and suave way to solve the tran... Read More
Refinish an Older Linoleum Floor with Paint May. 18, 2023
Dear James: Our kitchen linoleum floor is discolored and worn but is still sound. Can a linoleum flo... Read More
Why Do We Obsess Over Transgender Issues? May. 04, 2023
From the amount of discussion, you might think that a third of all fifth graders were transgender &#... Read More
Use Backer Board Under Bath Tile Walls May. 04, 2023
Dear James: I pulled off my shower tiles and found moisture had damaged the backer board. When I reb... Read More
Get Out NOW! I Need to GO! Feb. 25, 2023
Those of a certain age may relate to the image of a long line of children and adults waiting anxious... Read More
Make a Shower Seat for Comfort and Safety Feb. 16, 2023
Dear James: I am getting older and while vacationing found a shower seat to be convenient. How can w... Read More
Add a Cultured Marble Liner in Shower Stall Feb. 02, 2023
Dear James: The grout in my tile shower stall is a mess and I am tired of cleaning the grout. Is add... Read More
Old Yeller Sep. 06, 2022
I come from a family of yellers. We wouldn't yell at one another; we would yell to one another. ... Read More
My Sanity Is Holding on by a Thread Jun. 11, 2022
Dear Annie: I have been with my fiance for the last five years. We have a child together, and she is... Read More
Cultured Marble Creates Elegant Bathroom Decor Jun. 09, 2022
Dear James: Our bathroom has ceramic tile walls and floor. When we remodel, we want something more c... Read More
Help! I Have Issues With Your Tub and Shower Soap Scum Cleaner Jun. 06, 2022
If I were keeping track of the number of responses from my readers that are filled with praise and g... Read More
Readers Share Even More Brilliant Uses for Blue Dawn May. 04, 2022
I'm not certain about when a subject becomes a saga, but I think sure we've crossed over into saga t... Read More
Replace Leaky Shower Curtain with Shower Doors Apr. 14, 2022
Dear James: There always is a puddle on the floor after the kids shower in their bathroom. I plan to... Read More
Bathrooms Revisited Apr. 02, 2022
Aside from kitchens, bathrooms are the rooms that take the hardest use and can become dated in just ... Read More
