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Losing my nephew to family politics

Dear Annie: My sister-in-law has disliked me for as long as I can remember. I’ve never fully understood why, but over the years she’s made her feelings clear in a hundred small ways — cold shoulders at family gatherings, pointed comments and a general effort to keep me at arm’s length. ...

Reader writes in with two hints

Dear Heloise: I have a couple of hints to suggest for your column: — I rubber band my accesible parking placard to my sun visor so that when I park in a parking space, I just have to pull down the visor to expose the parking sign. It is very visible, and I do not have to hang it back up on ...

Dec. 26, 2025

Bonnie Rochon, Norway Rebecca Lucas, Fence, Wis. Buck Becker, Vulcan Julie Maes, Niagara, Wis.

Community strength training program offered for adults

FLORENCE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension in Florence County, in partnership with the Florence County Aging and Disability Resource Center and the Florence County Health Department, is excited to offer the Strong Bodies Program — a free, in-person strength ...