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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' keeps record pace

NEW YORK (AP) — "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" set a new high for the director. The Sony-Marvel release ...

DCCC to present ‘Sound of Music’

The Dickinson County Community Theater will present the “Sound of Music” this weekend. Performances are set for 1 and 6 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Niagara School District auditorium in Niagara, Wis. Based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, the inspirational story follows an ...

Giving up relaxing hot baths

Dear Heloise: Up until my 50s, nothing was more relaxing than reading in a very hot tub of water. However, since then, there is no way that I can get out of the tub, even with grab bars. Now I just take a shower and accept that I’m getting old. I’m in my 80s.— Donna, in The Villages, ...

What I miss about growing up in the ’50s and ’60s

NIAGARA, Wis. — Now that I have reached my 75th year, I find there are a few things I miss about being younger. I am not talking about my own physical condition; sure, I would love to go back to when I did not have arthritis and could walk miles every day back and forth to school or when ...

A will worth fighting?

Dear Annie: I’m 37 and the oldest of four siblings. We lost our mother to cancer 15 months ago, and then about a month ago, our father died very unexpectedly at 60. We never expected to be orphans this young, and the whole thing has been a shock for us. But we were in for an even bigger ...