Dear Abby column readers offer blunt dating and family guidance
A woman asks whether to end a relationship after discovering her boyfriend is unfaithful and noncommittal. Advice urges leaving the “player” and seeking STD testing, then moving out. In a second letter, a Georgia woman is advised to attend family gatherings despite tension with her husband’s stepdaughter and to address rudeness directly without cutting off relatives.
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Heloise advises swimming lessons to save children
Reader shares tragedy of a five year old who drowned after slipping from an unfastened life jacket. The column urges parents to ensure children learn to swim, float, and stay safe near water, noting even infants can be trained.
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Grandmother recalls Noah Thompson’s early promise and Idol win
Karen Thompson, 70, raised Noah Thompson in Blaine and recalls a shy, energetic child with an old soul who loved music from infancy. The grandfather? No, grandmother. Noah won American Idol season 20, prompting strong local pride and a grateful, supportive community response.
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17th Century Royal Warship Found Off Coast
Explorers and historians reveal the wreck of the HMS Gloucester, a royal warship that sank in 1682 off Great Yarmouth while carrying the future James II. The ship struck sandbanks and sank within an hour, with an estimated 130 to 250 lives lost. James Stuart survived and later ruled as James II of England and Ireland and James VII of Scotland from 1685 to 1688.
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Bachelor traverses United States with 50 dates in 50 states
Montana native Matthew Waring created 50 Dates in 50 States during the 2020 lockdown. He used Tinder to match with a woman from each state and posted Zoom dates online. After five and a half months of virtual dating, he traveled in a 2001 Ford F150 to complete 50 in-person dates. Now in season two, date No. 35 arrives in Mankato with Minnesota State University graduate Kjerstin Haeng chosen from thousands of applicants.
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