Dear Abby letters reveal guidance on sexuality and safety
A collection of Dear Abby excerpts covers acceptance of homosexuality, handling an aggressive date, nose rings as fashion, coping with a husband’s suicide and grief, and a confidential plea from a bereaved reader in Missouri. The tone blends advice, personal anecdotes, and reader questions.
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Abby
United Methodist Church
Hawaii
Jesus
Fred A Methered
Rev
Methered
India
States
Long Beach
Hole
Homecoming Plans At Old Orchard Beach High
Senior class at Old Orchard Beach High School is planning the annual Homecoming set for November. They discuss floats and fund raising while the junior class runs a radio drive and the sophomores sponsor a paper drive. Band members debuted in new uniforms at Olmstead Field and sell birthday calendars for a Quebec Caravan trip.
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Jeannine Gendron
Mark Andrews
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach High School
Greg Holland
Olmstead Field
Westbrook
Quebec
Most Youth Say Love Holds People Together
A Youth Service survey finds 71.3 percent say love keeps the world turning, with 86 percent saying life would be worse without love. Respondents, varied in age from teens to college students, share definitions from trust to friendship across multiple cities and states.
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James Chastain
Brookline
Brett Taylor
Clever
Mary Erwin
New Orleans
Steven Watkins
Miam
Allen Freeman
Dallas
Tex
Mark Thayer
Framingham, Mass
Sharon Fowler
Sharon
Selman City
John Carter
Clifton, NJ
Greg Hobbs
Richardson
Louis Peloquin
Sorel
Quebec
Glen Sweeny
Republic
Donna Bender
Cleveland
Ohio
Joanne Wheaton
Miami
Fla
Rita Hancock
Boyce City
Debbie Tanner
Peabody
Mass
Selma Rabinowitz
Queens
N.Y
Teeing Up Troubles in the Corolla and Charger
A reader asks about an odd exhaust noise on a Toyota Corolla and a steering wander on a 1986 Charger. Advice notes check exhaust manifold bolts and gasket, and suggests testing with different tires to see if steering feel changes.
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Mike
Track Star Nora Carter Wins 1973 New Mexico Girls State Governor
Nora Carter, the first Black governor of New Mexico Girls State, led a city to victory and won the 1973 governor's post amid challenges to prejudice. A Sandia High School senior, she has a long track career with AAU ribbons and national firsts, and aims to improve perceptions while planning rested training after a winning season.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Nora Carter
New Mexico
Nora
Sandia High School
Sandia
Girls State
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Saco Ward 2 GOP Plans Election Activities
Ward 2 Republican City Committee met at Saco Valley Shopping Center to map election strategy. A meet the candidate night for Ronald Zehner is set at North Saco Fire Station at 7 30 pm with invitees expected to attend. Bruce Taylor and school board candidates Elizabeth Shaw and Sandy Shaw are slated for a 5 pm lunch event at Young School.
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Ward 2
Republican City Committee
Republican
Saco Valley
Saco
Ronald Zehner
North
Bruce Taylor
Young School
Elizabeth
Sandy) Shaw
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Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Abigail
van Bare
Sevigny’'S Market
Bradbury ST
Biddeford
Chuck
Kirschner Franks
Tonici Jac
Maine
CISCO
Sevigny
MET
Dahy
Nancy Gilbert
Youth Service
Er Michael Lamm Maas
Seer
Tiestworthy
Washington Street
Biddeford, Maine
Journal
Tau Epsilon Phi
University of Maine At Orono
Sigma Chi Foundation
William Donald
Charles Hadiaris
Roger Wentworth
Kennebunk
Stephen Dziadosz
Pawtucket
R. L
Raymond Fogler
Saco Gop
Main Street
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