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Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My soon-to-be fiancee has had an incredibly hard year. She had ankle surgery and a difficult recovery. She worked hard to get her mental health back on track. She gave up drinking for me. She also went through serious family drama after being kicked out of her aunt's house, and she ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: For years, I've made it a point to remember every birthday in my extended family — my nieces, nephews and now their children — by sending cards with a little money tucked inside. It's been my way of staying connected since I don't see them often. Now I'm retired and living on a ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 85-year-old woman who is physically, mentally and socially active and in quite good health, except for osteoporosis issues. The only medications I take are Maxzide for blood pressure, rosuvastatin for cholesterol, and Prolia injections for osteoporosis. My most recent ...

Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...

Sand Point Light

Editor's note: The Daily Mining Gazette, in cooperation with other Upper Peninsula newspapers is running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. Today's installment comes from the Escanaba Daily Press. ESCANABA — More than 150 years ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 22 years, and lately I feel more like his roommate than his wife. We are kind to each other, we pay the bills, we talk about groceries, the kids, aging parents and the dog, but the warmth has slowly disappeared. There was no big betrayal, no ...