Dear Heloise: I’m trying to lose some weight before my son’s wedding in December. There’s so much controversy about what to stop eating and which diet plan is best. At 61, with bad knees, I am not going to the gym, not running in a marathon, and wouldn’t last on a diet that would ...
Madison, Wisconsin — This is my hometown, where it's consoling to be in a sane state in high summer. Since Maine Democrats fell for the oysterman hook, line and sinker, they deserve what they get in November. Choosing Graham Platner's rocky record over a seasoned woman governor, Janet Mills — who could have defeated Sen. Susan Collins in a cakewalk — shows that we still have long way to go, baby. Platner looked like MAGA lite to me — as a survivor of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. No friend to women, clearly, from his secret life. And a Nazi tattoo too! An Aesop's ...
Today in History: July 13, Live Aid concerts By The Associated Press Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2026. There are 171 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 13, 1985, the “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, ...
CALUMET – The Swedetown Trails Club and Calumet Township are working together to create the area's only universally accessible recreation and adaptive sports facility, and update and expand the Swedetown Chalet. This project will be fulfilled through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the nonprofit Swedetown Trails Club announced today, which is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 by Aug. ...
MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, House Speaker Matt Hall and other legislative leaders celebrated passage of a balanced and bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2027 that lowers costs, protects access to health care, and makes other key investments to help more families live, work, and play in Michigan. “Today’s balanced, bipartisan budget delivers for every Michigander," said Whitmer. "Over the past seven and a half years, we’ve fixed more roads, supported more students, secured more investments and expanded more rights ...
