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Briefs for Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

Features January 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 without rutabaga. Pickup will be between 3 and 5 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis at the church, 1820 Ninth Ave. N. in Escanaba. Escanaba Eagles breakfast ESCANABA - The Escanaba Eagles 1088 will be serving breakfast at 608 Ludington on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The breakfast is open to ...

Briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Features January 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 or without rutabaga. Pickup will be between 3 and 5 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis at the church, 1820 Ninth Ave. N. in Escanaba. Escanaba Eagles breakfast ESCANABA - The Escanaba Eagles 1088 will be serving breakfast at 608 Ludington on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The breakfast is open ...

Reader sounds off on tourism

Features January 14, 2026

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?

Features January 14, 2026

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 ...

Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion

Entertainment January 13, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker ...

Deadbeat Boyfriend Must Be Cut Off

Features January 13, 2026

Dear Annie: I have been with a man off and on for seven years. He is my best friend, and I can't live without him. A few years ago, he stole my stimulus check of $1,200, and he brought other women home, claiming he was only doing business with them. He doesn't have a job. I'm paying all the ...