Dear Abby Fans Acknowledge Quiet Teenage Courtship
Dear Abby responds to a middle school crush with a shy attempt to obtain a boy’s photo and a request for apology. A wife and husband share silent signals at parties and are praised for teamwork. A mother petitions for help saving her overweight daughter, warned that she weighs 195 pounds and must lose more. Abby advises support over shaming.
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Civil War deaths on the Union side reached 364,000, far higher than World War I toll of 131,600. The War II total approached 409,000, with Veterans Administration figures showing the Civil War nearly matching that total.
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