Dear Annie: I’ve been close friends with “Tina” for over 25 years. We’ve raised our kids together and supported each other through losses and hard times. But in the last year or so, things have shifted. Tina has become increasingly self-absorbed; every conversation circles back to her. ...

Dear Heloise: You really should make a correction to the advice in a recent column regarding pillbugs. These crustaceans (they are not insects) live where the soil is damp and feed on organic matter, recycling it in the process. Anyone with these organisms in their indoor flower pots is keeping ...

YMCA Fall Family Festival ESCANABA — The Northern Lights YMCA Delta Center will offer a free family day at the YMCA by hosting the Fall Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Families can participate in games and activities, as well as jump in the bounce house. Children can ...

Dear Annie: I am 67 years old and have been married for 43 years to a man who treats me well, has been a fair father and has tried his best to be a good husband. My problem is that although I worked for 30 years as a registered nurse and contributed more than half to our retirement (we have a ...

Dear Heloise: In response to Delia, who cleans her dryer lint filter with a toothbrush, I clean my dryer filter by wiping it with the used fabric softener sheet after each load is removed from the dryer. This way, the lint filter is always clean, and I am repurposing the dryer sheet. It's a ...

St. Anthony’s pasty sale ESCANABA — St. Anthony’s Church will have its final pasty sale of 2025 today and Friday. Price is $6 each, with or without rutabaga. To preorder, call or text Debbie at 906-399-4259. Pickup will be at St. Thomas Church in Escanaba. Deliveries can be made to any ...