Slowing Down Love Life Eases Parental Fears
A college senior writes that her parents oppose her month old relationship with a pilot who is a first generation American. The columnist advises she slow down dating focus on college goals and act as an adult to gain parental blessing.
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Romance readers seek independent heroines in modern romances
A reader defends modern romance novels for depicting independent women who demand equality with partners. Abby answers about parental guidance, while other writers note sexual content and the need for parents to discuss titles with teens, suggesting proactive reading choices and open dialogue.
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Bernardsville
N.J
Nancy Butler
Roscoe
N.Y
Nancy
Sharon Mignerey
Arlene James
Joy Nash
Cheryl Norman
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Community Calendar items for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area
Local listings include flu shots and pneumonia vaccines with prices, a diabetes health fair with safety and lifestyle talks, a One Community One Book discussion on The Tortilla Curtain, theater performances of Arsenic and Old Lace, holiday music at Iowa Memorial Union, and multiple government meetings and planning sessions across Linn and Johnson counties. Details include times, venues, and contact numbers.
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Mercy Medical Plaza
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Penguins Comedy Club
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Loclub
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Marie Antoinette review finds human warmth in Coppola film
Robert Butler notes Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette uses a teen perspective to humanize the doomed queen. Kirsten Dunst anchors a pastels and punk soundtrack depiction of Marie’s Vienna to Versailles life with a sympathetic, neutral lens toward court life and impending unrest.
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Cortisone fears in eczema patient ear Dr Donahue
A reader fears corticosteroid creams due to a mother’s bleeding ulcer. Dr Donahue explains skin applied cortisone is safe with minimal systemic effects, advises using suggested medications Elide and Protopic cautiously, and offers skin care and dietary tips for eczema.
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