With billions of face masks going into landfills every year, you might wonder if they're recyclable. The good news is, yes, they are. While it's not as simple as throwing your used personal protection equipment (PPE) into your curbside recycling bin, you can take the initiative and start a collection drive for masks, gloves and visors.

Next month’s 469 midterm congressional elections pit Republican candidates against Democrats in a vital struggle for control of Capitol Hill. But there are other ways than through the prism of party to view the November campaign – and the outcome on Election Day may depend on which of these other narratives prevails: Inflation against abortion.

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am working for a startup that demonstrated a lot of promise a couple of years ago, but things have changed of late. I still have my job, and my boss continues to say that everything is fine and the company isn't going anywhere. But I see a different story. They hired a ton of people earlier in the year and have laid off almost all of them now at year's end. I know some of the people weren't very good at their jobs, but when a small team gets cut in half, that seems like a red flag.

Afew weeks before Halloween and many years ago, when I was still married to my former husband, he and I and a couple we knew all decided we would celebrate Halloween dressed as the Midwest. At the time, it seemed like a clever idea.