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Husband’s hypochondria getting out of hand

Dear Annie: My husband is a hypochondriac. It is so very hard living with him. Every time he hears of someone in our family coming down with an illness, he claims he has it. He is a healthy man and perfectly able-bodied. I get disgusted when he takes a handicapped spot next to a store when I ...

Dear Annie: A note to caregivers

Dear Readers: A recent column about the caregiver who felt worn out prompted a deluge of letters, mostly from others who are, or have been, caregivers themselves. As I read the letters, I thought of the fact that airlines tell mothers to put on their own oxygen masks first and then help their ...

Wild Rivers Quilt Guild meets Tuesday

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Wild Rivers Quilt Guild invites all area quilters to attend upcoming meeting on Tuesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 900 Central Ave., at the intersection of U.S. 2 and Highway 101 at the west end of Florence. Member Rose Soderberg will explain ...

Hints from Heloise: Storing food during outages

Dear Readers: With climate change has come some very unpredictable weather, which has caused many of you to ask how long food can last in the refrigerator or freezer. It appears that weather-related outages have increased significantly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

AT&T, Michigan Bell retirees meet

IRON MOUNTAIN — AT&T and Michigan Bell telephone retirees and former employees will gather for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 1, at Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain. All are welcome.

Doll club meeting Thursday

EAGLE RIVER — The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will have its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday in the meeting room of the Kalmar Center, 1011 N. Railroad St. in Eagle River. Arlene Vlies of Pelican Lake will present a program on the doll artist and writer Wendy Lawton. Lawton ...