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Love at full volume

Dear Annie: My husband and I both work from home and each have our own offices. The problem is our walls are thin and his voice is LOUD. It travels through walls and doors and can even be heard by colleagues I’m speaking with when we both have meetings at the same time. It honestly sounds ...

Today’s Birthdays

May 28, 2026 Sue Gingrass, Iron Mountain Lelan Schettler, Breitung Township Janice Krepsky Behnke, 75, Niagara, Wis.

Send boxes ahead of a vacation

Dear Heloise: What’s the easiest and cheapest way to send clothes ahead of a trip instead of checking bags? — Dee, via email Dee, sending a little box ahead to your destination can really cut down on travel headaches. Keep it to just what you'll actually need and pack it up in a sturdy ...

Missing the sisterhood beneath the scorekeeping

Dear Annie: My sister and I grew up sharing everything: clothes, secrets, bedrooms, even blame when one of us broke something in the house. For most of my life, she was my first phone call and my safest place to land. But in the last few years, something has changed. Every conversation with ...

‘Wisconsin Idols’ history tour in Florence on Saturday

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Wisconsin History Makers Tour will bring history directly to Florence with a presentation by Dean Robbins titled “Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me” at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Florence County Library, 400 Olive Ave. in ...