Pluggers Reflect On Growing Up And Starting Families
A Pluggers panel notes that young people still grow up leaving home marrying and starting families, though not always in a straight sequence. The piece comments on evolving life timelines and contemporary expectations.
Long QT syndrome medical questions and guidance
Reader questions and Doctor Donohue answers cover long QT syndrome risks for family members including children and siblings, need for ECG testing, and potential interventions. Other letters explain hepatitis B markers, thyroid infertility links, and a heel pump bump in skaters with care tips and contact info.
Valentine Advice and Dear Abby Family Guidance
A Valentine themed column urges readers to show kindness and connection with acts like calling a lonely friend delivering flowers to a nursing home donating blood and volunteering. Dear Abby answers questions from a 27 year old single woman and a single dad offering guidance on parental pressure dating and approaching someone at work with sensitivity and respectful timing.
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Federal rules curb telemarketing and junk mail offers
The text explains federal law requires telemarketers to stop contacting you if you opt out. Joining the Mail Preference Service halts direct mail for five years, blocking about 75 percent of offers. It also notes an Opt Out line for credit card solicitations and mentions some people dislike spam.
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Microwave Gelatin Trick Sparks Kitchen Tips
A Rochester Minnesota Post Bulletin reader shares a microwave method to dissolve gelatin without rubbery texture. Heat gelatin with two cups water then cool with ice for smooth results. cautions about hot liquid require careful handling. Other readers offer quick kitchen hacks including carrot marmalade, potato prep with an apple slicer, and removing shoe scuffs with dryer sheets.
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