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Making a move - By W. BRUCE CAMERON - 3/4/2007
I read recently that moving from one home to another is the second-most stressful activity that a human being can undertake, so I decided to try it. |
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In-law dread will spread - By CAROLYN HAX - 3/4/2007
Dear Carolyn: I loathe my in-laws. I have never shared that with them and I tried, early on, to be on my best behavior, but they never got friendlier or welcoming. |
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Offer, don't order parents - By JUDITH MARTIN - 3/4/2007
Dear Miss Manners: I will be ordering my wedding invitations soon and hope that you can clear up a question about the proper etiquette for the wording. |
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Not a pro just yet - By JUDITH MARTIN - 3/4/2007
Dear Miss Manners: I work in a very professional environment, so it caught me completely off guard today when a new co-worker asked if I had a stick of lip balm. I replied, "Yes, why do you ask?" thinking that would give the hint. |
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Child's behavior a concern - By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN - 3/4/2007
Dear Abby: I have a friend I'll call "Sean" who has been having problems with his son, "Logan." It has gotten to the point where Sean is scared to be with Logan. |
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Hear no evil - By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN - 3/4/2007
Dear Abby: I am perplexed at the number of people who do not read newspapers or even choose to tune in to TV news programs.With a wave of hands, most of my family dismiss local, regional, national, political news, all world issues, etc. |
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Guilty pleasure of 'CSI: Miami' is calling - By JEFF SIMON - 3/4/2007
I'm feeling guilty. That's why I'm confessing it: I'm glad "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" is on hiatus (which, as students of TV know, is the way networks often describe the vestibule to oblivion). |
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Song of guilt is the music of motherhood - By LISA EARLE MCLEOD - 3/3/2007
What are the tapes you play in your head? We've all got them. I'm sure there are a few blissfully contented people out there wandering around with the soundtrack from "The Sound of Music" playing cheerily in their heads. |
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The Communion question - By MARC GELLMAN, AND THOMAS HARTMAN - 3/3/2007
Q: My mom has late-stage Alzheimer's disease. When she was healthy, she was a devout Roman Catholic and rarely missed Sunday services. Now that she's in a nursing home, she's physically incapable of attending Mass, and hasn't been to church for years. |
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Neighbors get an eyeful - By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN - 3/3/2007
Dear Abby: We have a male neighbor I'll call "Flash" who frequently walks out to get his newspaper - or the mail, or to retrieve something from his car - while he's as naked as the day he was born. |
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Overstaying her welcome - By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN - 3/3/2007
Dear Abby: By mutual agreement, my wife and I agreed to take in my sister-in-law "temporarily" to help while she took a work assignment here. It's two years later and she's still here. |
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A tribute to Fred, Ginger - By LIZ SMITH - 3/3/2007
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, his fabulous partner, are coming back to the world's stage, in a manner of speaking. This dazzling movie couple made nine musicals together for RKO and later, "The Barkleys of Broadway," for MGM. |
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Daughter sets loose a menagerie - By SUSAN MARTIN - 3/2/2007
I have written about our cats on numerous occasions, but what occurred to me last weekend after picking up a little piece of yellow plastic that turned out to be a bunch of bananas is this: |
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Student anxiety - By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN - 3/2/2007
Dear Abby: I am currently a senior in high school and having the time of my life. But with only a couple of months until graduation, I can't get past the fact that this will soon be over. |
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Supervisor is a candy bandit - By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN - 3/2/2007
Dear Abby: I have a co-worker who is always picking at everyone's food. At lunch or at break time, people hurry to eat before "Sam" comes into the lunchroom because he goes around helping himself to everyone's food. |
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The Revolution revisited - By LIZ SMITH - 3/2/2007
This story is all about Tom Hanks' seven-hour production to star Paul Giamatti as the man who led the brand-new United States after George Washington. And it's about his devoted and beloved wife, Abigail, as played by Laura Linney. We should see this series next year. Filming has just begun and will take all of the spring and summer. Right now, Hanks manages to get down to oversee his production at least once a month. |
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The Buzz - By MARY KUNZ GOLDMAN - 3/1/2007
In season Buzz's Lent got off to a rocky start. At Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral, we had forgotten about the annual media presence. |
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Ways to sleep in peace - By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN - 3/1/2007
Dear Abby: I'm writing in response to the letter from "Teresa in Daytona, Fla." (Jan. 14), who said she loves her husband dearly in the daytime, but at night she'd like to file for divorce. |
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Begging is not becoming - By JUDITH MARTIN - 3/1/2007
Dear Miss Manners: Our 13-year-old daughter has an opportunity to take a one-week trip to Washington, D.C., this coming summer. The trip will be chaperoned by several school teachers. |
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Well-wishes from the Web - By JUDITH MARTIN - 3/1/2007
Dear Miss Manners: I received an e-mail from a friend, sent to me and many others, inviting the recipients to attend her wedding online. On the proper day, at the proper time, we're to click on the link she provided, and we'll be able to see the wedding as it happens. |
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