Kitchen Blindness Leads To Sweet, Sweet Revenge
A humorous reminiscence on grown children moving out and discovering cooking. The narrator recalls teaching meals and watching their kids struggle to cook and fear the kitchen. The piece ends with the joke that revenge is sweet as the children realize food can be scarce in their homes.
Harassment debate and witty job offer in column
Abigail Van Buren weighs male harassment concerns in Garland and female rank dynamics in Columbus, explaining that rank affects perceived protection. Readers share examples of subtle workplace advances, while a tongue in cheek employment checklist ends with a punch line about the United States Army.
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Abby
Garland
Texas
Columbus
Ico
United States Army
How to submit notices for upcoming local events
A guide from Lynne Voit on sourcing and submitting notices to the newspaper. It covers how to present the who what when where details, contact names and phone numbers, and preferred typed formats. It explains three sections: Community Calendar for recurring items, Aiken County Briefs for short notices, and What's Going On for clubs and events.
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Community Calendar
Aiken
Askid
Aiken Standard
Aiken County
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