Dear Abby Halloween letter on trick or treat debate
Readers react as Abigail Van Buren faces calls to abolish trick or treat citing safety and extortion concerns. A large majority of letters praise ending the custom while supporters defend costumes and neighborhood fun.
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Napping Voice Hears Gentle Tapping At Midnight
The speaker recalls dozing in a quiet room when a soft tapping begins by a door or wall. The moment evokes a calm setting before an unseen visitor unsettles the scene. The poem hints at longing through natural imagery and a looming question.
Mount Mercy Family Weekend Starts Friday at Mount Mercy
Mount Mercy College launches Family Weekend activities with a puppet show and improv by the Drama Club at 6 30 p m in McAuley Auditorium. Willie Wonka film shows Friday night and Saturday afternoon, World Series special in the Student Union, hypnotist Jim Wand at 7 p m, Sunday Mass at 10 30 a m, lunch, a 1 p m music recital, and extended hours at Hennessey Recreation Center for racquetball gym and weightroom activities.
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Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy
Drama Club
McAuley Auditorium
Jim Wand
McAuley
Warde Chapel
McRaith
Hennessey Recreation Center
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