Chester phoned and asked what I knew about Toughlove. I told him I’d look over a book somebody’d loaned me, call the person I got it from. Find out all I could, and get back …

Dear Matthew Alice: Please settle a disagreement between me and my mate. He just bought a brand new state-of-the-art bicycle that weighs about seven pounds less than my older, less expensive bike. I say his …

"Most of the beets we eat in California are carried home in cans. Probably no more than a couple hundred acres of beets are growing in all the state. It’s a very neglected item."

Dear Matthew Alice: A number of times recently I have read about "Tree Huggers.” What are Tree Huggers? Do people really go out in the yard and hug trees? Why do they do it? Or …

Dear Matthew Alice: Why are rolled tacos always served in threes? — D.R., San Diego It all began with a little-known Aztec ritual. No. Scratch that. It has to do with the mystical significance of …