Dear Worried Advice Column Reflects On Letter Quagmire
A humorous column riffs on advice culture and famous advice from Dear Abby and Sister Ann. It lampoons the futility and excess of unsolicited counsel, quoting classic lines and mocking the self helped by mock seriousness. The piece ends with a cheeky reply to a reader seeking guidance.
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Eastern Iowans invited to share periodic observations
Richard Pinney of Cedar Rapids is a free lance writer and artist with past roles at Coe College a publishing company a TV station a market survey firm and a weekly newspaper inviting reader expressions on unlimited topics from the community in eastern Iowa.
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Richard Pinney
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Atomic clock adds one second to time tonight
A Boulder National Bureau of Standards plan adds a second to atomic time at 7 59 p m EDT. Universal time remains daily standard but atomic oscillations define a second. The extra moment affects navigators and federal timing but mostly amuses readers with playful cautions and jokes.
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