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Jam, Jelly and jelly roll time

ESCANABA — I inherited a jelly roll pan from my mother. Sweet memories leap from the pan just by looking at it. Sometimes called a sponge cake or a Swiss roll, the American jelly roll was a country classic dessert. When I was a kid, many years ago, late summer was the time when Mom often ...

Family chat or political forum?

Dear Annie: My entire extended family is in a group chat together. Sometimes it's fun, and sometimes it's useful, but most of the time it's just noisy. The worst offender is my cousin "Daniel." At least once a week, he sends political rants, tweets and reels to the chat. It's wearing on ...

Dryers shouldn’t run unattended

Dear Heloise: I just read a letter from a Massachusetts reader that contained some unfortunate phrasing. It stated that a vent with a lint clog caused the fire -- not leaving the house with the dryer running. A fire requires three key factors: heat, oxygen and fuel. While the lint clog may ...

Young hunter finds success at Liberty Hunt Weekend

11-year-old Blaine Evans sits with the seven point buck he shot in Cornell during the Michigan youth Liberty Hunt weekend. Submit hunting news by emailing news@dailypress.net or filling out the information on the “submit news” tab of the Daily Press website.

Going for gold in grief

Dear Annie: I have two sisters, and one of them, "Joanie," tragically passed away from cancer last year. It's obviously been hard, but what's making it harder is my remaining sister. She has always been competitive. And she has somehow turned even grief into a competition. For example, a few ...

Warming up quickly in cold weather

Dear Heloise: I have two options to suggest for warming up a cold, small animal: -- Run a towel through the dryer and wrap them in this along with a space blanket to hold the warmth in. -- If you're comfortable with it, wrap the animal in a soft, thin cloth (like an old flannel sheet) and ...