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Teen's content creating has gone too far

Dear Annie: I'm a 42-year-old mom of two. I've been remarried for three years, and I'm trying hard to do the blended family thing with grace. My husband has a 16-year-old daughter, "Mia," who lives with us half the time. Most days are fine, but there's one issue that has turned our home into a ...

Reading the newspaper on a tablet

Dear Heloise: To the people who prefer reading a physical newspaper, stating that it's just not the same on their laptop, and to those who worry about spilling coffee on the keyboard, I, too, would never read the paper on a laptop. But I now read it on a tablet. My paper offers a PDF of the ...

The chains of silence

Loneliness impacts the lives of many individuals. It seems to ever so slowly creep up and intertwine in our lives. At first, it may go unnoticed until it amplifies and impacts one’s life. It consists of a complex set of feelings, such as deep sadness, emptiness, longing for an emotional ...

Stains on napkins are memories

Dear Heloise: I am a 75-year-old woman who enjoys setting a pretty table for special holidays, and I like using cloth napkins on such occasions. I have no biological children but frequently entertain nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends. Usually, most of them set the cloth ...

Briefs for Monday, Feb. 9, 2026

Soo Line engine group to meet GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine No. 730 Authority will have its regular monthly meeting at 4:30 p.m. on today at 819 Delta Ave. Anyone in the community interested in joining the group is encouraged to attend its regular meetings on the second Monday of each month. President John Pickard, 906-241-0888, can offer details. Bay de Noc Stamp and Coin Club ESCANABA - The next meeting of the Bay de Noc Stamp and Coin Club will be held today at 6:30 p.m. in Room 961 of the Joseph Heirman Building at Bay College. The public is invited ...

Showing up sick is selfish, not brave

Dear Annie: I genuinely like my job and most of the people I work with. We are a small office, so we see a lot of each other, share the same kitchen and bump into one another all day long. Normally that is fine, but lately one co-worker has turned cold and flu season into his own personal ...