Lightning strikes spark questions on tree survival and care
The Galveston County horticulturist explains that lightning damage often hides inside trunks and roots, with time revealing injury. Most wounds are not cured by dressings, and major pruning should wait six months to judge recovery, while hazardous limbs should be removed promptly.
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WM. M. Johnson
Joanne Hardgrove
Joanne
Galveston County
Donation dilemma and tax forms for baby clothes
A reader asks if a friend who receives her daughter’s used clothing should donate them to charity after use and return tax donation forms. Dear Abby warns gifting, once given, belongs to the recipient, suggesting generosity or self‑funded donation instead of monetizing the gesture.
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Connecticut
Arizona
Chrissy
California
Maura
Oregon
David
Michigan
Audrey
Pennsylvania
Made4 Aid seeks handmade items for charity sale
Danny Lea Crafters encouraged to donate pottery crochet watercolors and jewelry to Made4 Aid which sells on Etsy to support Doctors Without Borders. The group welcomes small ship friendly items such as etchings jewelry T shirts ornaments baby items craft supplies bags and decor.
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Made4 Aid
Etsy
Doctors Without Borders
Made4aid.org
Crossword Clue Puzzle Fragment Identified
Across and down clues mix with incomplete phrases and garbled endings. The grid hints include phrases like river terms and popcorn style fills alongside broken word fragments and mismatched letters. The puzzle appears damaged with stray letter sequences and nonstandard clue endings.
Puzzle Clue Strip Sloot to Sault Sainte Marie
A compact crossword style list pairs clues with wordplay targets from Sault Sainte Marie to poetic figures and terms. Entries include Lowell, Popeye, Ryan, and Golden Fleece ship along with science terms and rural analytics, forming a themed word ladder of 20 items.
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Lowell
Ryan
Today in history and birthdays for March 25
On this day in 1865 Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre and died the next day. 1939 saw The Grapes of Wrath published. 1986 US air strikes against Libya followed the West Berlin bombing. 2003 Human Genome Project completed. Notable birthdays include Rod Steiger and Adrien Brody. Heaviest hailstones weighed 2.25 pounds in Bangladesh in 1986.
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Anne Sullivan Macy
John Gielgud
Rod Steiger
Loretta Lynn
Julie Christie
Pete Rose
Peter Capaldi
Brad Garrett
Greg Maddux
Adrien Brody
Anderson Silva
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Rob McElhenney
Abigail Breslin
Tiger Woods
Gopalganj
Bangladesh
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