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Dear Neil: This weed is invading our lawn. That part of the lawn, due to slope, doesn’t retain water very well.

In recent years, kayaking has become a craze, ranking right up there with TikTok dances, government stimulus checks, and those glorified Lunchables on plywood I can’t pronounce called charcuterie boards. And speaking of unusual pronunciations, before my teenage daughters got involved with the pastime, I mainly associated the word kayak with a noise our cat makes right before she barfs on the throw rug.

Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Coleman was a New York Yankees second baseman who won the 1949 Rookie of the Year award, and in 1950 the World Series Most Valuable Player award. After his playing career ended in 1957, Coleman broadcast New York Yankees, California Angels and then, for 40 years, San Diego Padres games.

My favorite hymn begins: The Church’s one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation By water and the Word; From heaven He came and sought her To be His holy Bride; With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died. A selection committee to pick a noted professor to speak at their next annual gathering was examining one of the finalists, a wellknown biblical scholar.

Dear Neil: We have very poor drainage in our garden. I’m growing my tomatoes in pots to avoid the waterlogged soils, but it appears they have a virus. My brother feels it’s something from the soil. What can I do?

July is here, and summer is in full swing with vacation, baseball, barbecuing, and outdoor sports. And July is National Ice Cream Month.

Almost everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. Here are seven ways on how to deal with the fear of the unknown.

They called me “The Trail Blazer,” good buddy. That was my citizens band radio handle in the summer of 1977, when the hit movie “Smokey and the Bandit” created a CB craze, and millions of kids like me dreamed of getting one.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Post Office issued stamps to honor the heroic World War II service of Japanese Americans.

Dear Neil: What would cause small holes in all of my peach fruit? A clear fluid forms beneath each hole, then congeals into a clear mass. When I slice into the fruit, it appears to be fairly localized. What can I do to stop it?