Gift and Grief in a Graduation Card
A reader discusses a graduation gift from an abusive father and choosing whether to accept money. Abby advises returning the check to avoid reconnecting with the father and emphasizes the inappropriate motive behind the gift. The column then features a separate letter advising against labeling a man nuts for OCD and ends with a kind act story from Virginia in Sacramento.
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Abby
Mr. Clean
Ohio
Virginia
Sacramento
P.S
New migraine drugs cited as triptan replacements
Dr Donohue notes migraines arise from a hyperactive nervous system and triggers include caffeine, fatigue, lights, and certain foods. He says triptans such as Imitrex and Maxalt revolutionized treatment, with newer pamphlet details available for four fifty.
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Dr. Donohue
Donohue
Orlando
Library of Congress buys first map of America for 10 million
The Waldseemuller world map of 1507, the first to name America and to show two oceans, sold to the Library of Congress for 10 million dollars. The purchase was funded by Congress and private donors including Discovery Communications and David Koch, with display planned in the Thomas Jefferson Building.
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Library of Congress
America
Linton
Washington Post
Washington
John Hebert
Library
France
Martin Waldseemuller
Johannes Waldburg-Wolfegg
Germany
Congress
Discovery Communications
Philadelphia
Gerald Lenfest
New York
David Koch
Prince
Hebert
James Billington
Billington
National Museum of Natural History
Hemisphere
Helena Wright
Graphic Arts
Thomas Jefferson
Send Student Off To College With A Tackle Box Kit
Debra of Fort Worth requests a print reprint of packing tips for new college students. The list includes tools such as hammer, nails, pliers, tape measures, picture hangers, tapes, a screwdriver set, screws, stud finder, level, a small plastic box for first aid and sewing kit, plus stationery, stamps, and a phone card for homesick moments.
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Earneloise
Debra
Fort Worth
Texas
Heloise
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