Dear Heloise: As a retired high school English teacher, I read with interest the letter concerning how written and spoken English standards have deteriorated in the United States. Based on my experience, my students in middle school would tell me that there was little to no exposure to grammar ...
ONTONAGON — The Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, presented by the Friends of the Porkies, will celebrate its 20th production Aug. 28-29 at the Winter Sports Complex ski hill of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. This year’s headliners will be Steel Wheels of Harrisonburg, Va., ...
Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 35 years and have four children and seven grandchildren. We are a blended family. All the children lived with, and were raised by, my husband and me. One of my daughters was always kind of a black sheep, always doing things outside the box. As a young ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association, has scheduled author events with winners of the U.P. Notable Book List. The 60th event is at 6 p.m. today via Zoom with Helen Raica-Klotz. To attend, contact ...
July 9, 2026 Michelle Johnson, Norway Mike Krause, Norway Danielle Spigarelli, Appleton, Wis.
Dear Heloise: King Alfred the Great would never have said “you” to one person, since this was the plural form, and “thou” was the singular form. (This can be compared to the German “du” and the Spanish “tu.”) After the French-speaking Normans in 1066 forced a two-tier society ...
