Expressive venting with a thesaurus fueled by a hair dryer
Samantha Perry, Daily Telegraph lifestyle editor, chronicles how a malfunctioning hair dryer spurred a playful shift from rage to eloquence. She uses Roger's Thesaurus to vent, swapping angry outbursts for vivid descriptors like abhorrent and nefarious, and ends by buying a stylish new blue dryer.
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Canine cancer survivor to lead Bluefield Relay for Life
Nikki the 8 year old Boston terrier, a cancer survivor, will join her owner Charles Welch and three family members in the Bluefield Relay For Life on May 20 at Lotito City Park. Funds support the American Cancer Society patient services, education, and research.
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Watch: Women urged to donate business suits nationwide
Spring Clean Your Closet Week 2000 runs March 18 through 25. Dress for Success will receive donated suits for low income women seeking jobs, with designer Alex Garfield pledging 1,000 new suits and sponsors including Garfield & Marks, Arthur Andersen, and Woolfie Fabric Wash.
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Arthur Andersen
Woolfie Fabric Wash
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Take Back Your Kids and Power Struggles in Parenting Books
Minneapolis Star Tribune reviews two parenting books, Take Back Your Kids by Bill Doherty and Kids Parents and Power Struggles by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. Both urge balanced parenting combining sensitivity with authority to counter a consumer culture that makes children feel entitled and parents too compliant. Doherty, a Minnesota university official, argues parents must set limits while avoiding alarmism, citing examples of entitled behavior and parental avoidance.
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Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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