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Music Maker of the Month: Money 2 Burn

IRON MOUNTAIN -- The Music Co-op of Delta County highlights Money 2 Burn, based out of Kingsford. The band consists of drummer Dave Bonetti, bassist James Plemel, lead vocalist Jacob Tyloch and lead guitarist Mark Monosso. At 36 years old, Tyloch is the youngster in the band; the other three ...

Biting that hand that feeds him

Dear Annie: For the 23 years I've been married, I've cooked dinner for my husband nearly every night. He has no idea how much planning, shopping and cleanup goes into it. I think he thinks the food just appears. Recently, he's turned critical about nearly every meal: The chicken's too dry, ...

A husband weighs in on weight loss

Dear Annie: My wife, who is 62, has always been insecure about her weight, even though I've never once cared or thought she needed to change anything. A few months ago, she decided on her own to start a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, and she's doing it under a doctor's supervision. She's ...

Education starts in the home

Dear Heloise: Education begins at home! I recently encouraged all the parents of teenagers in our rural community to teach the kids three basic hand signals when they're riding their ATVs or bikes on/near the roadway. Lots of kids ride them in the rural country areas and on the back roads. The ...

The Oscar statuette is Hollywood's ultimate recognition, full of lore, mysteries and rules

LOS ANGELES (AP) — I'd like to thank the Academy for the Oscar. Yes, the awards might have been a mere afterthought in Louis B. Mayer's dreams for "the Academy" — part PR ploy to persuade the public that Hollywood was not a den of sin and scandal, part consolidation of power by a group of producers bucking unionization efforts. Yes, no one knows exactly who is responsible for the name "Oscar" (though Academy librarian Margaret Herrick is said to have nicknamed the statue after her uncle). And yes, they often get it very wrong. Let's not forget that "Citizen Kane" and "Brokeback ...