Dear Abby readers discuss hoarding and mental illness
Readers weigh in on hoarding behavior linked to obsessive compulsive disorder and mood disorders. Advice favors sympathy and professional evaluation, with tips to turn the hobby into income and resources such as NAMI for support.
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Abby
California
Ohio
Ior
Roger
Tampa
Fla
eBay
Dallas
Nancy
Houston
Nanette
Hawthorne
N.J
Nami, the
National Alliance For the Mentally Ill
Nami.org
Scrapbooking session and community events in Aiken
An all day scrapbooking session runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with Barb Schmitt as Creative Memories consultant, costing 10 dollars and including door prizes and tips. Also scheduled are Cumbee Center volunteer training on Sept 13 at 6 p.m. and ongoing through Sept 30, a line dancing class at 7:30 p.m. taught by Ruth Paxton, an Authors Gathering at the Aiken County Public Library on Sept 18 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and a Newcomers Club meeting on Sept 14 at Houndslake Country Club with luncheon at 10:30.
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Barb Schmitt
Gregg Park
Cumbee Center
Lancaster St
Ruth Paxton
Indian Springs Road
Aiken
Ladycaller
Aol
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken Newcomers Club
Houndslake Country Club
Okra and hibiscus: garden quirks from a midwestern writer
A garden columnist muses on okra’s cult status and then shifts to tropical and native hibiscus varieties. He notes okra’s perceived oddity, offers culinary quips, and details several hibiscus species such as Abelmoschus moschus and Hibiscus rosa sinensis, plus the Texas star hibiscus and other garden favorites.
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Judy
Times-Reporter
New Philadelphia
Rush Limbaugh
Rush
Okra
Abelmoschus Esculentus
Abelmoschus Moschatus
Woodlanders
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Abigail van Buren
Jeanne Phillips
Pauline Phillips
Dear Abby
Los Angeles
U.S
Mount Morris
Whiskey Rd
Pine Log Road
Aixen
Trepurnitureconnection
Vino Veritas
Hotel
Richland Avenue West
Cold Creek Nursery
Susan Elder
P.O
Aiken, SC
Editorial
Aikenstandard
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