My Grandfather and the Christmas Cards of Solitude
A narrator recalls a lonely grandfather in southwest Ohio who kept a small Christmas ritual of cards and boxes. The piece reflects on loneliness, memory, and the gift of simple occasions, asking if the author can reconnect with childlike wonder and live without self pity.
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Ohio
Sistine Chapel
Abby
Honesty Best For Good Doctoring And Family Dilemmas
A reader seeks advice on getting a psychiatrist to observe a relative at home without revealing the plan. The columnist cautions that deception harms trust and urges the family physician to encourage psychotherapy. The page also covers a teen party grounding and a warning against extramarital affairs.
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Abby
Wendy
Girls break gender barrier in machine tool class at vocational school
Connie Clark and Zoa Hartman 16 become the first females enrolled in a machine tool course at Aiken County Vocational School. They juggle 9:30 to 11 a.m. shop time with Langley-Bath Clearwater High classes, defend their choice against naysayers, and plan to continue next year.
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Langley
Connie Clark
Zoa Hartman
Aiken County Vocational School
Langley-Bath Clearwater High School
Connie
Zoa
Zoe
Aiken County
Wilbur Moyer
Moyer
Zoa Connie
Horace Hilderbrand
Aiken Tec
Ee A Ee Eeu
Joe
Claudia Clark
Donald L. Faircloth
Bath
Zoa Harman
Diamonds defend buying power as inflation hedge
USC information service outlines how investment grade diamonds can guard wealth. Diamond broker Marvin Neese cites rising demand, tax advantages, and passbook documentation as key factors, while critics warn political instability in diamond regions could impact values.
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Columbia
Marvin F. Neese Jr
University of South Carolina Center For
Neese
International Diamond Corp
America
Alexander the Great
India
Tom Evans
USC College of Business Administration
South Africa
Evans
Idi Amin
Uganda
Africa
Russia
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