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Briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

Bay Sages gather Thursday ESCANABA — The monthly meeting of Bay Sages will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the Joseph Heirman University Center at Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba. Bay Sages is an organization established to provide educational opportunities for older adults in the Delta ...

Currency of the heart

“Relationships are the currency of the heart.” – Author unknown In the past nine months, I have covered topics dealing with empathy and emotional manipulation. This next article centers on currency of the heart. You may ask, “What is it?” Well, think of “currency of the heart” as ...

Hosting without reciprocity

Dear Annie: I have a dear friend of 49 years. She has been married for more than 50, while I only married seven years ago. She stood beside me as my matron of honor, and over the years, we have shared so many memories, laughs and life milestones together. Since my marriage, my husband and I ...

Employ kindness with wait staff

Dear Heloise: A letter in your column that ran a few days ago about getting service in a restaurant reminded me of something I do whenever I need help or service from a company. As soon as they answer, and we establish contact, I tell them that I am pleading insanity and am throwing myself at ...

Briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

Free yoga session at library ESCANABA — The Escanaba Public Library will host a free yoga session at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. This introduction to chair yoga with Martina Mileski is designed for every body — all ages, all mobility and all experience levels. No registration is required; ...

Discussing sinus node dysfunction and treatment

DEAR DR. ROACH: At age 76, I was diagnosed with sinus node dysfunction last year after several episodes of what I’d call being “spaced out” (for lack of a better term). I couldn’t explain these instances to myself, much less anyone else lest they think I was crazy, until I had one where ...