Workers begin by removing all debris, including pinecones, to expose a clean bed of pine straw. Once the pine straw is pristine, they rake it into loose piles. The mounds dotting this field are ...

Not long ago, I started seeing these straw covers everywhere on Stanley, Yeti, and Owala travel mugs. Be it at the gym or the grocery store, there they were, protecting the tops of straws from ...

Lincoln, Nebraska Dear Heloise: Have you ever needed a straw and couldn’t find one ... Let it sit for about 10 minutes and wipe clean. Or make a paste of baking soda and lemon juice, then ...