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Dear Heloise: Sometimes we forget some of the kitchen hints we’ve learned over the years. Here are a few reminders: -- You can substitute beer for wine as the liquid in stews or soups, and you’ll discover a nice, rich sauce. But only use as much beer as the recipe calls for, and don’t forget the water that is often called for as well.

It’s no secret that us Texas bass junkies are blessed with a wealth of good fishin’ holes. There are a passel of great lakes around that are well known to the masses, along with a few that you don’t hear much about.

Eighty-eight thousand paying customers packed the Astrodome on Mar. 3, 1974, for Elvis Presley’s two sold-out performances, his last at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.