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Managing online medical portals

Dear Heloise: There was a reader who was having difficulty keeping track of the different patient portals for each of her doctors when she wanted to email them or check an appointment or a test result. She indicated that she knew how to use the portals once she navigated to the appropriate one ...

Standing firm with family

Dear Annie: My husband has three children from his first marriage. For the first 20 years of us being married, everything was great. But the last 15 years have been hell with two of the children. They became super religious and political to the point they are always pushing their way of life ...

Free community meal on Sunday

NORWAY — Grace United Methodist Church of Norway will offer a free community meal from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The menu will include meatballs or meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, dinner roll and dessert. There is no cost for the dinner; a donation basket will be available. The free meal will be available for takeout from the church parking lot. Reservations for the meal can be made by calling Chris Spence at 906-282-9752. Everyone is welcome. The church is at 130 Odill Drive, behind the Jake Menghini Museum, and is known as Crossroads, a facility shared by Grace ...

Midland to perform at the UP State Fair

ESCANABA — The Upper Peninsula State Fair Authority has announced another grandstand event — a performance from Texan musical group Midland on Saturday, Aug. 22. Known for blending modern country with classic influences, Midland delivers a high-energy yet authentic live show, according ...

‘Run for the Roses’ program Sunday at The Braumart

IRON MOUNTAIN — Emily Cummings, local history/adult programming coordinator at the Dickinson County Library, will present “The Run for the Roses” program at 2 p.m. Sunday at The Braumart in Iron Mountain. The program will dive into the history of the Kentucky Derby, including origin, traditions, interesting facts and a Derby winner with a local connection. “My sister loves the Derby, and, as she was talking about it, I wondered how it began. While researching, I found Iron Mountain has ties to the 2014 winner, California Chrome. I thought it would be a fun and great idea ...