Dear Heloise: When telemarketers call your house, answer by spelling "stop" out loud. I thought that I would try this one day because this is what I get told when I receive spam text messages. Our phone rarely rings anymore. Hope this works for others! — Kelly, in Anaheim, California Kelly, ...

Dear Annie: After dating a guy who turned out to be a narcissist, my question is, how can I heal? I’ve tried everything, and I’ve even felt like I’m over it and I’m OK, but then I have my days. It’s like grieving. I fell in love with this man, and feel like I let my guard down way ...

KINGSFORD — Kingsford is still seeking people to purchase banners to honor veterans for the Hometown Heroes Banner Program. Forty banners will be sold at $225 each. The 30-by-60-inch vinyl banners will hang on utility poles from just before Memorial Day through Labor Day for three years, and ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Wild Rivers Interpretive Center is reducing hours for the winter due to county budget cuts. The public can stop in to purchase gifts, licenses and trail passes or explore the brochures and displays from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center will be ...

Dear Heloise: My mother-in-law taught me a neat little trick that helped me get a fire started in my fireplace. She saved every toilet roll (the cardboard center) and all her laundry lint in a large plastic bag. Each year, when fall rolled around, we would stuff the toilet rolls with lint, ...

MENOMINEE — The M&M Area Community Foundation has announced a $25,000 grant from the BJ Stupak Memorial Fund to the Healthy Youth Coalition, providing critical support for youth prevention, leadership, and service efforts across Marinette and Menominee counties. For more than two ...