ESCANABA — A delegation from Michigan Technological University (MTU) set up stations in the Ruth Butler Building at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds yesterday, all with the goal of getting middle-schoolers interested in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — ...
Dear Annie: My best friend of over 20 years has a son that is her world. Her entire life revolves around him. What I've noticed is that he has become such a master of manipulation that either she ignores it or she truly doesn't see it. For example, he recently transferred colleges to accept ...
Dear Heloise: I found Anna Maria's comments on perfume sensitivities (it's actually not an allergy) to be a bit simplistic. If only it were this easy to "help myself"! I do everything in my power to alleviate my allergies, but perfume sensitivity doesn't respond to allergy treatments. It's a ...
Dear Heloise: Regarding teaching responsibility to an 11-year-old, any parent who threatens to give away an adopted pet as a punishment doesn't understand responsibility! I was saddened to read the letter from a parent who wanted to model loving, responsible behavior to a young child with ...
Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 18 years, and I love him deeply. He is kind, hardworking and devoted to our family. He will fix anything that breaks, drive across town if one of the kids needs something and make me coffee every morning without being asked. In so many ways, he ...
Dear Heloise: Do your gummy vitamins, supplements and the like stick to the bottom of their jars? Is it hard to dig them out? Let their stickiness and gravity work for you by storing the jars upside down! My wife and I faithfully read your column in the Ventura County Star. -- George V., in ...
