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Balancing passion and practicality

Dear Annie: I’m a high school senior worried about my future. I still haven’t found a major I really want to do, and I’m running out of time. Animation/art is my passion, but I don’t want to get my degree in it. I haven’t found anything else I’m interested in pursuing. I want to ...

Donating notepads and calendars

Dear Heloise: I receive a big stack of notepads, 30-40 calendars, and stacks of greeting cards, including those that are blank inside to write notes. I take them to assisted living homes for their patients, as well as hospice organizations and domestic violence resale shops. I sort the cards ...

Briefs

Hunters Dinner Saturday RAPID RIVER — The Walter W. Cole Post 301 Annual Hunters Turkey Dinner will take place at the post, Saturday, Nov. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. Children age five and under eat free. Raffle drawings will take place at 7 p.m. Eagles breakfast Sunday ESCANABA — Escanaba ...

Nearly half of Americans stressed about holiday ­shopping, study finds

Financial strain is reshaping how Americans approach what is typically a season of joy and generosity. According to a new survey from BadCredit, nearly half of Americans feel stressed about their upcoming holiday shopping. With inflation driving up prices and economic uncertainty looming, ...

Please do not disturb

Dear Heloise: I wanted to write in with a response to the reader in Ohio who travels frequently. The reader mentioned struggling with people who talk to them and don’t get the hint when they see you have a book to read. Flight attendants have earbuds available for in-flight entertainment, ...

Navigating social exclusion as a widow

Dear Reader: Many of you wrote in regarding the newly widowed woman who stopped receiving invitations to couples’ gatherings. A great number of you shared similar experiences. Below are a few letters that reflect this. Dear Widowing: The invisibility you feel often grows in proportion to ...