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 on ...

ALBION, Mich. — Two local students received degrees from Albion College during spring commencement ceremonies. Iron Mountain student Ellison Powell graduated summa cum laude with a degree in political science and a concentration in the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — PEO Chapter AN will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the home of Sally Bloom. Co-host will be Jan Collins. This will be a wine and hors d’oeuvre fundraiser. Members are asked to send regrets to Bloom.