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Retroactively regretting a raving good time

Dear Annie: Last year, I married the nicest guy I've ever met. I'm 40 and wish I'd met him sooner, but better late than never. On our month-long honeymoon in Europe, we attended a music festival. During the festival, my husband and I saw some other women in pasties, and in a moment of flirting, ...

Briefs for Saturday, June 14, 2025

Dance in Rock ROCK — A dance will be held at the Rock Community/Senior Center, located at 3892 West Mapleridge Road, on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. Live music will be performed by Country Express. There is a door cost and free will donation lunch will be available. For more ...

Live Local Music

(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday, June 13 — Upper Hand Brewery, 5-8 p.m. – Anna P.S. — Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Bill Rinne — Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6-9 p.m. – Jack Neumann — AmVets, 7-11 p.m. – ...

Dad’s tools and his children

ESCANABA — Most of Dad’s tools are still in their designated spot in his basement workshop. My dad passed away in 2020. I still can go back to my parents’ house any day or night and walk into the basement in the dark and find a hammer, hacksaw or screwdriver hanging right where it’s ...

He loved ribs more than anyone. This recipe is for him on Father’s Day

When it's time to think about a special Father's Day meal, my mind immediately goes to ribs. My late father, Peter Workman, loved ribs more than anyone I've ever known. If given a choice between a Michelin-starred restaurant and a pile of sticky, saucy ribs, the man would have picked ribs every ...

Tired of playing by grandma’s rules

Dear Annie: My husband and I have two kids under 5, and we both work full-time. As you can imagine, our lives are pretty hectic. My mother-in-law lives about 30 minutes away and expects us to visit her almost every weekend. If we don't, she lays on the guilt pretty thick — talking about how ...