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Keep lettuce fresh for longer

Dear Heloise: After wasting too many bags of wilted lettuce, I finally found a simple way to keep it fresh for much longer. I now place a dry paper towel inside the container or bag as soon as I open it, then store the container or bag in the refrigerator. The towel absorbs excess moisture, ...

Being needed isn’t the same as being seen

Dear Annie: I am wondering if I am the only one who feels this way, though I suspect I am not. From the outside, my life looks full. I have family, friends, responsibilities and a calendar that rarely seems empty. Yet somehow, I often feel lonely right in the middle of it all. I spend so ...

Today’s Birthdays

April 6, 2026 Edward Arnold, Norway April 7, 2026 Theodore Lucas, Fence, Wis.

Free meal to be served on Thursday

IRON MOUNTAIN — A free community meal will be served at 5 p.m. Thursday at First Global Methodist Church, 106 Fourth St., which is behind the Hardee’s restaurant in Iron Mountain.