Dear Abby readers debate abortion and unborn joy
In a Dear Abby exchange, Gordon Barrett argues that choosing abortion deprives a child of experiencing life’s wonders. Abby counters that an unborn child also avoids pain from poverty prejudice war pollution and violence, highlighting the moral complexities. A second reader asks about cat versus dog lifespans, and Abby provides feline “human year” calculations.
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Celebrity birthdates guide daily horoscope mix of famous names
A dash of celebrity birthdays threads a daily horoscope listing Lesley Stahl Liv Ullman Mike Flanagan Jane Austen Ludwig van Beethoven Lynn Martin Tom Gorman Margaret Mead David Ben-Gurion Leonid Brezhnev Tom Brookshier Noel Coward George Santayana. Each sign offers work, money, and relationship guidance with a hopeful note.
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Liv Ullman
Baltimore
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Jane Austen
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Lynn Martin
Ill
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Margaret Mead
David Ben-Gurion
Leonid Brezhnev
Tom Brookshier
Noel Coward
George Santayana
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Better hazard now than fear in bridge defense
In a bridge problem, West must decide which suit to unguard at trick nine. The club finesse fails as East holds king, and a club shift sets up. With South threatening seven heart winners, decide between keeping K8 in diamonds or Q97 in spades. Analysis shows East must hold the diamond queen, making the correct play to guard spades and allow the spade queen to win the setting trick.
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Crossword Across and Down Clues Summary
A compact listing of crossword clues and answers including across and down entries such as Kind of hog wreck head covers horse soap plant fixed amount unsettLe French city liveliness affirmative meat cut of checks legal group singer squabble fruit double-r instruments celebrations subordinate person Tarheel Adam's mate South African money graceful dog rainy smaller Amerindian hello employs avis big casino gum Bible book generously castie ditch good night individuals Beaux Amati's peer Sheiter Horatio settings italian king of coal grain sorghum cut off horizon Yukon peak herb dice slang.
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