This is the time of year when people dig their ladders out of their garages not just to put up holiday decorations, but also because keeping gutters clean in the wintertime is crucial. Unfortunately, ...

As I put a ladder up against the front-porch roof one day last month, my neighbor shouted from across the street, “Painting the house?” “Nope,” I said. “Painting the gutters.” She was perplexed, ...