Reading Your Telephone Bill for Fraud and Fees
A guide notes how to spot slamming and cramming on your bill and ensure clear charges. It explains itemized totals, disputed charges, and how to contact the state public service commission if unsatisfied. It lists federal, state taxes, USF, SLC, and LNP charges and their purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Commission
U.S. Federal Communication Graphic
Pat Carr
Universal Service Fund
USF
Fire extinguisher care tips and reader notes
Readers share practical fire safety tips from checking extinguishers for mud dauber clogs to local demonstrations. Heloise also offers advice on selecting extinguishers and contacting fire departments for guidance. Additional letters cover gardening glove care, travel note keeping, remote controls, and organizing clippings into a notebook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Pat Turner
Elkton
Dear Abby letter questions office affair and ethics
A corporate secretary asks whether to report a colleague's affair and faces risk to reputation and job. Abby advises against involvement, urging personal conversation with Lois and cautioning that reporting could brand the secretary a busybody, noting private matters need no public airing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lois
Ministry of Virtue and Vice
Peanut and other nut allergies dangers and remedies
A reader asks about nut allergies in children. Dr Donahue notes 8 percent of young children are allergic, with 2 percent after age ten, and that reactions can include breathing trouble, hives, and blood pressure drops. He advises allergen avoidance, an epinephrine kit, and antihistamines, plus four hours of observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
S.D
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Orange
Carla Link
Vancouver
Universal
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San Antonio
King
Abby
Human Resources
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Sissy
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S.F
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Jeanne Phillips
Abigail van Buren
DearAbby
P.O. Box
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U.S
Mount Morris
Universal Press Syndicate
Dr. Donohue
D.H
Dr. Donahue
B.M
Orlando
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North America
Smulehoff
Custom Design Studio
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