Dear Heloise: I want to warn readers about something that happened in my home. I have a magnifying lamp for crafts, and one afternoon, I smelled smoke. Sunlight from our skylight had focused through the lens and started to scorch my end table. Fortunately, I caught it quickly. Two days later, I ...
Wells Lions raffle winner ESCANABA – The $100 winner of the Wells Lions Club’s 52-week raffle for week 32, dated March 9, is Tim Dittrich of Escanaba. Cameron spaghetti fundraiser GLADSTONE - The largest fundraiser of the year for Gladstone Area Schools' Cameron Elementary is this ...
San Francisco rang in the Year of the Fire Horse with its annual Chinese New Year parade Saturday evening, with thousands of revelers cheering on hometown hero and Olympic champion Eileen Gu as its grand marshal. The procession featured drums, dancing and floats celebrating the vibrancy of the ...
Dear Annie: I recently introduced my 62-year-old husband to emojis, and now I fear I've made a huge mistake. Every text I receive -- whether it's "Pick up milk" or "Your sister called" -- is followed by a winking face, a heart and, inexplicably, a rocket ship. He signs grocery lists with smiley ...
Dear Heloise: I understand that some people prefer reading an old-fashioned newspaper, but there are many advantages to receiving one's newspaper electronically. Here are the reasons why I prefer this digital version: I'm visually impaired, but with my tablet, I can enlarge the type to a size ...
Dear Annie: My neighbor has taken "borrowing a cup of sugar" to ridiculous levels. In the past six months, she's borrowed my ladder, my hedge clippers, two baking pans and, most recently, my patio chairs for her daughter's graduation party. She always promises to return things "tomorrow," but I ...