From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series "Professional Help," we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans ...

Zippers are a wonderful invention that we use just about every single day. But nothing is more annoying than a zipper that won't do its job, whether the pull is stuck halfway up your jacket, the ...

Simple zipper fix using a fork to realign or guide a stuck zipper slider so it moves smoothly again.

We've all been there. You're driving down a highway before coming across signs informing you of an upcoming work zone and that one lane will be closing soon. There are two schools of thought on what ...

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Welcome to the great debate: Should we all embrace the "zipper merge"? Or is it an invitation to impatient jerks to drive even more infuriatingly? While I've addressed the whole "zipper merge" ...

My April column on the state's campaign to get drivers to use the zipper merge technique at road construction sites generated quite a bit of buzz. Since then it's been a hot topic on Twin Cities talk ...