Dear Abby letters on college scholarships and parent guidance
A reader asks how to handle a son's transfer from a college with a full tuition scholarship, fearing loss of aid. Abby advises parents to discuss finances and plans, noting the son must decide and face consequences, then offers further guidance for a lonely child and a restaurant worker frustrated by indoor heat.
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Gadsden
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Oprah fans line up for Chicago Olympic show tickets
In Chicago fans queued from 6 a.m. at Millennium Park for free tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show season premiere featuring 150 U S Olympic team members. The tickets cover a taping with Olympians for a Sept 8 premiere and a welcome home celebration as Chicago bids for the 2016 Games. Gold medalist Michael Phelps is among the Olympians slated to appear.
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Winfrey
Harpo Productions
Michael Phelps
Honest New York nanny ad goes viral and lands job
In Manhattan an unusually blunt live-in nanny listing begins with My kids are a pain and drew wide attention online. Rebecca Land Soodak, a 40 year old painter, hired Christina Wynn to care for Rubin 12 Ellis 9 and twins Shay and Cassie 6, after posting August 19. The ad warned about multitasking and passive aggression while revealing the family dynamics and schooling hours. Wynn, a University of Virginia graduate, planned to stay at least a year and noted meeting all four children proved challenging yet possible. The Times highlighted the ad as a cultural moment amid blogs and email forwards.
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Rebecca Land Soodak
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Craigslist
New York Times
Soodak
Christina Wynn
University of Virginia
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Ellis
Shay
Cassie
Wynn
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Native Hoop Dancer Eddie Swimmer Headlines Cultural Diversity Day
World Champion Hoop Dancer Eddie Swimmer performed at Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum during the USDA National Resources Conservation Service regional meeting for Cultural Diversity Day 2008. Swimmer, using 36 to 42 hoops, captivated audiences and shared his Cherokee and Chippewa-Cree heritage. He lives in Big Cove on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina.
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Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum
National Resources Conservation Service
USDA
Swimmer
North Carolina
Big Cove
Qualla Boundary
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