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Want to leave your Medicare Advantage Plan but feel stuck?

About half of Medicare Advantage members left their plans by the end of five years, according to a 2023 study from Brown University School of Public Health. Most switched to another Medicare Advantage plan, but not necessarily because they liked Medicare Advantage. Returning to Original ...

Pickard speaks at Rotary, next meeting Tuesday

ESCANABA — John Pickard, president of the Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority, was the speaker for the Escanaba Rotary Club’s meeting on March 12. Escanaba Rotary holds lunch meetings weekly on Tuesdays at noon at Herford and Hops, located at 624 Ludington ...

Kidnapping scam gains traction

Today’s Sound Off is about a scam that is gaining traction and terrifying families across the globe: Dear Heloise: My family and I almost became victims of a kidnapping scam. Apparently, scammers have been rather successful using a “fake kidnapping scam” in South America, so scammers ...

Inheritance issues and husband’s inappropriate ogling

Dear Annie: My parents have had property for many, many years. This property was to be divided among us kids upon their death. My father passed away, which puts my mother in charge of everything. Recently, we found out that she gave ALL this property to one of our siblings. We were always ...

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Free Clothes Closet GLADSTONE — The Memorial United Methodist Church Clothes Closet is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The closet offers free clothes, coats and shoes for children, adults and in all sizes, including infant and plus sizes. The church and clothes closet ...

Stephenson BPA students take awards, advance in competition

STEPHENSON — Members of the Stephenson High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter recently competed at the Annual Michigan Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel was the site of the conference, with ...