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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 2004

Page

7

Ending Four Year Engagement Costs and Lessons

Dear Abby counsels a 19 year old to end her four year engagement with Mike, move out, level with family, and assume responsibility for the breakup while avoiding blame. A separate letter from a 16 year old asks how to stop lying. Abby suggests honesty with his father and counseling to repair trust and communication.

Abby Mike Pinocchio

Southern California grocery strike drags into third month

The three major chains Albertsons Kroger and Safe way face a prolonged walkout by about 70 000 workers as benefits shrink and picket lines thin after Christmas. Union leaders call it trench warfare with health care at stake while some workers cross lines return to jobs and others lose benefits. Ralphs faces a lawsuit over alleged locked out workers using false identities as talks stall and health care demands rise.

Checker California Cooper United Food and Commercial Workers Union Afl-Cio Jack Kyser Los Angeles Economic Development Corp Albertsons Inc Kroger Co Ralphs Safeway Inc Vons Pavilion

Wake-up call for citizen soldiers training at Fort Polk

Fort Polk Louisiana hosts 4800 National Guard and Reserve troops in a $10 million preparatory drill for Iraq duty. Brig Gen Dan Hickman notes a shift from heavy armor to foot patrols and local Iraqi engagement as officers adapt to complex political dynamics and new tech like Blue Force Tracking.

Fort Polk U.S Iraq Dan H. Hickman 30Th Brigade Combat Team North Carolina National Guard Hickman Cape Fear Greg Wilcoxon 150Th Armor West Virginia National Guard North Dakota Army National Guard Fallujah Baghdad Polk Louisiana Peter J. Schoomaker Army Schoomaker Kirkuk 173Rd Airborne Brigade

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