Dear Annie: I really enjoy reading your column. I have a problem of my own I’d like some help with. I have two daughters in university. When they’re home, they stay in their rooms or maybe talk to friends on the phone. They hardly talk to me. They go back to school and I’m home alone. I ...

Dear Heloise: If you can't get the cap off a pill bottle on the first time, use something like a dull knife blade or a bottle cap opener to pry out the plastic insert inside the cap, and then replace the cap on the bottle. It's much easier to open. — Christa, in Huntingdon, ...

Delta GOP to meet ESCANABA — The Delta County Republicans will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in room 421 of the BHAT Building on the Bay College Escanaba Campus. The group will discuss local issues and share upcoming events and ways to get involved. The public is welcome to attend. Special ...

Dear Annie: I’m writing because I feel embarrassed even admitting this, but I’m starting to dread parts of my own life that I worked hard to build. I’m 52, married for 24 years, and we have two grown kids who are mostly launched. Our son is across the country and our daughter lives ...

Wells Lions raffle winner WELLS — The Wells Lions Club raffle winner for week 23, dated Jan. 5, is Mike and Cheryl Kobasic of Gladstone, who received $100. Delta Dems meeting cancelled ESCANABA — The Delta Dems meeting for today has been cancelled. The group will reconvene on Wednesday, ...

Dear Heloise: First, I'd like to say that I enjoy reading your hints each day. Here is a novel idea my late mother once said to me: "Why don't you give me flowers now when I can enjoy them, not when I am dead and cannot?" I find it rather sound advice. What say you? Thank you. — Daniel D., ...