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Embracing carpe diem

Dear Annie: I have been with “Garrett” for over four years now. I have a son who is 9, and we share a daughter, 3. I was a single mom for four years before I met Garrett, so I did everything on my own. Garrett is always willing to make my lunch for work, clean after I get home from ...

Presidents do have a sense of humor

NIAGARA, Wis. — We expect a great deal from those we have elected to run our country — and we should. The position of President of the United States is a huge responsibility — one with a worldwide impact. After all, the health of our nation — indeed the world — rests on that ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Blaine Ruitta will be among the featured artists at Art for All on Saturday, June 27, at City Park in Iron Mountain. The 59th-annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Riutta of Blaine’s Chainsaw Carvings creates 3D sculptures and furniture out of wood. He has ...

Open grocery bags with ease

Dear Heloise: Plastic bags are so hard to open at grocery stores, and I don’t like licking my fingers to open bags either. What I do is use water from where they spray the produce, then open the bags. It works every time! — Pamela W., via email WASH THEM YOURSELF! Dear Heloise: Mrs. ...

Career crises and workplace anxieties

Dear Annie: I’m feeling torn between pursuing my dream and maintaining my financial stability. I have a job as an accountant making six figures, but it’s boring work — so boring that I dread getting out of bed every morning. The days go by slowly, and I find myself living for the ...

Area Finns to celebrate Midsummer Day

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain area Finnish-American Raja Ryhma will host its annual Juhannus picnic Saturday at City Park in Iron Mountain. This traditional celebration usually takes place in Finland on the longest day of the year in June, after enduring the long, dark winter that has few daylight hours between mid-December and mid-January. Some people enjoy time together on Midsummer’s Eve to have a bonfire or kokko, as it is called in the Finnish language. Others celebrate on Midsummer Day, which has the longest daylight hours of the year. Finnish settlers in the United ...