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Realizing different retirement dreams

Dear Annie: For 38 years, my husband and I worked hard, raised three children, paid off our mortgage and dreamed about the day we could finally retire. I always imagined retirement would be our reward for decades of responsibility. We would travel, explore new places, take spontaneous road trips and finally have time for each other. Well, that day has arrived, and I’ve discovered that my husband and I have two very different ideas of what retirement should look like. My husband is perfectly content to spend his days in his recliner, watching television, playing golf twice a week and ...

Nov. 9, 2026

Nov. 9, 2026 Gerry Carollo, Iron Mountain Nicole Nichols, Niagara, Wis.

Doll Club to meet early in November

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods will meet earlier than usual in November because of the holiday. The meeting will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the meeting room of the Kalmar Senior Center, 1011 N. Railroad St. in Eagle River. The theme will be “Celebrating ...

Keeping safety at top of mind

Dear Heloise: I’m recently retired, but before I stopped working full-time, I taught safety classes for women at our community center. Here are a few lessons for people to remember that may save their lives: — If someone grabs you and won’t let go, don’t scream for help. Instead, ...

Remembering life in 1960s America

NIAGARA, Wis. — Having been born in 1951, I came of age in the 1960s. While I spent most of that decade with my nose in books studying well into the evening hours, I generally came downstairs and visited with my mother in front of Johnny Carson before I went to bed. Once I was in college, ...

Mom’s move leaves daughter in the dark

Dear Annie: I’m overwhelmed with anger and resentment. My 86-year-old mom, who has lived in the same town as me for 30-plus years, blindsided me by announcing she was moving an hour and a half north to live with my brother. My husband and I have taken care of her — and my father when he ...