NIAGARA, Wis. — I am sure that anyone reading this column today has seen their share of hard times and has been around for long enough to realize that no one gets through this life without them. And we have also discovered that there is no such location as Easy Street. Now, there may be one ...

Your personal my Social Security account is here for you at every stage of your life. You don’t have to be retired or even close to retirement to take advantage of it. With an account, you can conduct much of your Social Security business online. For example, you can request a ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service, will offer services at the Dickinson County Library in Iron Mountain. Registration is required; those interested can call 906-970-9222. The program offers free tax preparation ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension in Florence County, in partnership with the Florence County Aging and Disability Resource Center and the Florence County Health Department, is offering the Strong Bodies Program — a free, in-person strength training ...

KINGSFORD — Betty Senatori will celebrate her 101th birthday Monday. Betty was born in East Kingsford, where she raised her five children, Sherry, Dennis, Pete, Lori and John. She worked as a welder during World War II in Milwaukee, while the love of her life, Fred, served overseas in the ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — I met with my study group today, and we had a conversation about memory and how we sometimes felt that we were losing it as we aged. We cited how we sometimes walk into a room and forget why we had come there. Were we going to get something? If so, what was it? I shared ...