Excuses as coping tools say a KU professor
Barbara Burtoft reports on Charles Snyder and colleagues who studied excuses for five years and found they can relieve stress, protect self image, and keep harmony with others while guiding risk taking, with distinctions between truthful good excuses and dishonest bad ones.
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Charles Richard Snyder
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Snyder
John Wiley and Sons, Inc
Raymond L. Higgins
Rita J. Stucky
Pit bulls under fire yet praised as family pets by club
Los Angeles area pit bull advocates argue dogs can be taught to be safe and family friendly while opponents push muzzle laws and licensing. The American Pit Bull Terrier Club of Southern California boosts shows like weight pulls. critics cite bites and crime links.
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Southern
California
Pat Goodman
South el Monte
Los Angeles
Goodman
Aki Oni
Lloyd Crain
Jill Schuster
United States
United Kennel Club
Santa Monica
Iowa
Walker
Iowa House
Animal Regulation Department
Meyer Levine
Levine
American Kennel Club
England
America
Pete
Trend cookie stores take the cake
A columnist notes a rapid rise of gourmet cookie shops across cities malls and airports. It describes fierce competition across streets and franchises guarding recipes with a cheeky take on Baby Boomers shaping culture and even cookie wars with brownies.
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Trend Cookie Stores
America
Mrs. Fields
United States
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