Artist creates affordable home from wreckage and thrift
Diane Baltz with eight year old daughter finds a back apartment, fixes plaster, wiring, and ceiling with $4 of plaster and panel board, paint, and closeout wallpaper. She uses salvaged furnishings, a planter sink, and a stove as decor while running a Columbia produce cooperative to fund meals. She blends simple stir fry, crepes, and thrifted items to eat well on a limited budget.
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Baltz
Ane
Russia
Columbia
Mrs. Baltz
Dear Abby letters about not fitting in and social etiquette
A collection of Dear Abby columns covers topics from sexual anxiety and virginity to roommate hygiene, a contentious teacher, child discipline, and avoiding dances. Advice urges professional help, direct confrontation, and polite refusals to participate.
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Abby
Arcata
Cal
Middle age called caught generation faces hidden worries
Clemson extension specialist Frances Jordan explains middle age as a contested life phase from 40 to 65 marked by leadership roles yet low self confidence. She notes conflicts with aging, empty nest syndrome for women, waning marriage satisfaction, and the pull between youth and elderly in families. The Minnesota Orchestra signs to record Ravels works with Vox Productions under Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.
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Frances Jordan
Clemson University
Clemson
Clemson Extension
Jordan
Prof
Minnesota Records
Ravel Minneapolis
Minnesota Orchestra
U.S
Ravel
Vox Productions
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
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Diane Baltz
Lynne Katonak
Dear Abby
Rome
Florence
Dale
Mr. Authority
Authority
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