Dear Heloise: This is in response to Keith, the retired pastor who would love to have a dog to cuddle with but is unable to walk the dog and lives in an apartment. An adult middle-aged cat would be perfect! Most cats love to cuddle and don’t need to be walked. We are 86 and have always had a ...

Wells Lions raffle winner ESCANABA – The $100 winner of the Wells Lions Club’s 52-week raffle for week 33, dated March 16, is Bob Skellenger of Gladstone. Rocks Lions & Legion breakfast rescheduled ESCANABA - The Rock Lions and Legion St. Patrick's Day breakfast buffet that was to be ...

Dear Annie: My younger sister is getting married this fall. I'm happy for her. The problem is her fiance. At family dinners he makes little digs at her -- jokes about her cooking, her spending, even her weight. When she laughs uncomfortably, he says, "Relax, you're too sensitive." Last Sunday, ...

Dear Heloise: I suggest that Cindy, in Bloomfield, Michigan, asks her future mother-in-law for help in learning how to cook. She will get valuable time in the kitchen, and even more importantly, she will bond with her future mom-in-law. — Steve H., in Banning, California TABLETS TO THE ...

Dear Annie: I never thought I would be writing to an advice column, but here I am, because my heart is full and my mind is spinning. I am a Catholic woman in my early 30s, and I have fallen deeply in love with a wonderful man who is Jewish. He is kind, thoughtful, funny and steady in a way ...