After more than 13 years, I'm leaving the Daily Press. This is my last issue. For those of you who know me through my governmental coverage, it may be an odd choice to run a goodbye column on page 6A, but I've been responsible for the lifestyle pages for many years now. Those birth, wedding ...

Dear Heloise: Due to my wife's health, after 68 years, I am now the cook. I find that the most helpful tools for me are pliers, scissors and screwdrivers! I use the screwdriver to open cans with lift tabs. I stick the screwdriver through the tab and push down on the handle. Pliers can be used ...

MARSP to meet ESCANABA — The September meeting of the Delta County MARSP chapter will be held Sept. 9, at noon, at the Highland. A pot roast dinner and ice cream sundae bar will be served. Neil and Betty Hivala will be presenting information on Compassionate Friends. If you are not on ...

Dear Annie: My daughter "Theresa," now 46, always wanted to be a doctor. I divorced her father when she was 4 and her sister was 2-and-a-half. When it came time for college, her father refused to help, and I couldn't afford to pay for it as a single mom. Determined, Theresa joined the Army ...

ESCANABA — Isaac Stephenson left his mark on Upper Michigan. His name lingers on towns, streets and parks. In north Escanaba we have Stephenson Avenue and the I. Stephenson Park with tennis courts, basketball hoops and a playground. (It was formerly called Dock Diamond). The ...

Check with venues first in case of cancellations. Friday, Aug. 15 — U.P. State Fair near Ruth Butler Building, 5-7 p.m. – Failte — Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 p.m. – Friday Night Piano — Saunders Point, 6-9 p.m. – Jack Neumann — Rapid River Pub, 6-9 p.m. – Wingin ...