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The struggle to combine two families

Dear Annie: I met my husband eight years ago. When I agreed to marry him, I had a great relationship with his two kids from his previous marriage. At the time we got married, they were 7 and 4 years old. I started noticing strange behavior from his ex-wife over the last seven years. It ...

Briefs

Legion steak feed GLADSTONE — American Legion Post 71, of Gladstone, will be hosting a steak feed on Thursday, Dec. 28. The public is welcome. Lighthouse open house ESCANABA — Residents and holiday visitors are cordially invited to enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas celebration in the ...

Christmas is a prayer, a promise, a poem

ESCANABA — Christmas is a prayer, a promise and a poem. Of all the things we can cook up at Christmas time, peace and tranquility are the most important. When the world and our personal lives are twisting and turning in so many directions, Christmas brings hope. To some, Christmas means ...

Reuse holiday gift-giving materials

Dear Heloise: You always advocate for recycling, reusing and making every effort to help our planet. So, I thought you might like to remind your readers during this gift-giving season to save packing materials and reuse them if and when they have a need to mail something. All that bubble wrap, ...

Grumpy at the holidays

Dear Annie: I’m writing to respond to the post about “Godmother Goes Awry,” in which a mother was very upset that a godmother would not co-sign for her daughter. The daughter was requesting a co-signer to rent an apartment. The mother was enraged that the godmother declined. I just ...

Briefs

No Taco Tuesday GLADSTONE — American Legion Post 71 of Gladstone will not have taco’s for the next two weeks, Dec. 26 and Jan. 9. Tacos will return Tuesday, Jan. 9. Pasty sale planned ESCANABA — St. Thomas will be holding a pasty sale on Jan. 10 and 11. Pasties will be available ...