Pigeons and People Share a bubbly Independence bond
Jim Corkery of Independence houses 50 pigeons in a barn loft. Walter the pigeon chats about long flights, Pigeon Pen Pals with Carroll students, and hopes to join the Indeo 500 club flying 500 miles. Walter touts Purina Pigeon Chow and daily baths as Jim nurtures healthy birds.
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Independence
U.S. Postal Service
Jim Corkery
Jim
Walter Pigeon
Homer
Walter
Sam
Carroll
Champ
LaCrosse
Wis
Brian
Stong
Dear Abby and the chair debate fill a reader’s page
A reader asks how to move on after losing his wife while dealing with a dependent mother in law who relies on him. Dear Abby suggests therapy for the mother and pursuing a normal life, plus a support group. The page also covers a convention resolution advocating the title Chairman over Chairperson and Abby’s acknowledgment.
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Abby
Angie
Mom
Compassionate Friends
P.O
Oak Brook
Ill
National Association of Parliamentarians
San Francisco
Holidays Time for Tolerance and Family Unity
Dear Dr Brothers notes holidays test tolerance for mixed faith families. The columnist urges setting aside hostility during festive reunions, recognizing loneliness many feel and stressing cooperation commitment and love. Emphasizes that growth can come from difficult but meaningful family moments.
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Dr. Brothers
C.F
Glass armonica comeback sparks revival in America
In Waltham Mass AP report the glass armonica once famed for haunting tones and rumored to make listeners swoon is being manufactured again after fading from use. Franklin designed it in 1762 with spinning glass jars, and modern maker Gerhard Finkenbeiner explains the continuous sound on a shaft.
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Waltham
Mass
Benjamin Franklin
Mozart
Beethoven
Germany
America
Franklin
Gerhard Finkenbeiner
Finkenbeiner
Europe
Leopold Roellig
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
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Marlisa Bannister
Westerville, Ohio
Marlisa
Hollywood
Calif
Abigail van Buren
Universal Press Syndicate
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Scrooge
King
Glass Armonica
Dr. Atkins
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Cedar Rapids
Edison
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