The Fat Model In The Window Sparked A Discussion
Jacquelyn Mitchard notes a Wisconsin boutique display showing a size 12 mannequin in 1970s style. The column explores body image, size myths, and reactions from customers and men to real versus imagined measurements.
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Anna Marie Lester
Scoshi
Wisconsin
Lester
Michelle
Loren
Marilyn Monroe
Sophia Loren
You
Mel Gibson
Sports Illustrated
Pompeii
DeGeneres to Headline Gay Inaugural Ball in DC
CNN reports Ellen DeGeneres may reveal a lesbian orientation at a major inaugural ball. Chita Rivera will headline Monday's entertainment as about 1,500 guests gather at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The Human Rights Campaign and partners organize the event amid growing LGBT visibility.
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Washington Post
Chita Rivera
Omni
David Smith
Human Rights Campaign
National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Victory Fund
Gazette urges newspaper recycling at City Carton site
The Gazette promotes recycling on recycled newsprint and asks readers to drop newspapers at City Carton at 4250 Sixth St SW or use the nearest recycling location.
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Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Remarkable WWII Veteran Shields Survives Death Defying Odds
Shields endured a deadly abdominal infection and a long wartime service including anti tank duties in the Battle of the Bulge. He later survived multiple severe injuries from wrecks and falls and underwent heart surgery after years of health scares. Despite pain he volunteers at his church and credits faith and grit for his resilience.
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Europe
Battle of the Bulge
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