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Briefs for Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

St. Anthony raffle winner ESCANABA - Sue Pach of Escanaba is the winner of the St. Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for the week of Jan. 12, receiving $100. St. Thomas sets pasty sale ESCANABA — Today is the last day for St. Thomas the Apostle Church's pasty sale. Pasties can be with or ...

Starting fires with cardboard rolls

Dear Heloise: My mother-in-law taught me a neat little trick that helped me get a fire started in my fireplace. She saved every toilet roll (the cardboard center) and all her laundry lint in a large plastic bag. Each year, when fall rolled around, we would stuff the toilet rolls with lint, ...

Aftermath of Dating a Narcissist

Dear Annie: After dating a guy who turned out to be a narcissist, my question is, how can I heal? I've tried everything, and I've even felt like I'm over it and I'm OK, but then I have my days. It's like grieving. I fell in love with this man, and feel like I let my guard down way too soon, ...

Reader sounds off on tourism

Dear Heloise: I asked you to remind readers of the environmental harms of tourism travel so that they might consider traveling less. You printed this letter in the Buffalo News, and in your response, you placed most of the blame on global warming and air pollution from fossil fuel companies ...

All’s Fair in Love and Sports?

Dear Annie: One of my good female friends graduated from a rival college of mine. We love talking smack about who has a better football team. When her school loses games, I gloat. One time this year, I said her school had zero chance of winning against my school. I did this level of ...

Briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

St. Anthony raffle winner ESCANABA - Sue Pach of Escanaba is the winner of the St. Anthony of Padua calendar raffle for the week of Jan. 12, receiving $100. St. Thomas sets pasty sale ESCANABA — St. Thomas the Apostle Church is hosting a pasty sale today and Thursday. Pasties can be with ...