Dear Abby Hospital visits spark exhaustion and warnings
Exhausted in Columbia shares how hospital visits during recovery drained her. Abby urges readers to respect a patient’s wish for no visitors, noting a simple card can be kinder. A reader adds that signs should be honored, and the column closes with general advice and contact details.
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Olympia
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Romanticism Turns Practical in Modern Romance
A reflective piece laments the loss of poetic romance from courtship and marriage. It contrasts past gestures and verses with mass produced symbols and modern phrases, noting how sentimentality shifted from intimate acts to everyday practicality and bumper sticker culture.
Notrump Slam Gambit In Bridge Commentary
South rebids four notrump after North supports two notrump to reach a six notrump slam. The hand counted 18 or 19 high card points with a strong six card club suit while North had about 12. The gamble yielded 9 or 10 match points in a regional master pairs event.
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Scrabble-like puzzle page by United Feature Syndicate
A puzzle item titled Scrabble style credits Judd's solution tomorrow. It presents a 20 minute time limit and rows of letters to rearrange into 2 to 7 letter words scoring per row with 7 letter words earning a 50 point bonus. Blanks act as any letter but carry no points.
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Agreement Reached for $5 Million Genetic Research Program
A Waltham firm and Dow Chemical Co. strike a $5 million agreement to develop recombinant DNA tech for industrial use. Orrie M. Friedman of Collaborative Genetics announces at a Statehouse news conference. Gov. King cites job growth and economic benefits for Massachusetts. Dow gains access to new technology and enlarges its Midland bioproducts lab.
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Cell Saver Improves Blood Use In Open Heart Surgery
North Carolina Memorial Hospital surgeons use a device called a Cell Saver to recycle four to six pints of a patient's blood during open heart procedures. Red cells are returned to the patient after filtering impurities, reducing the need for donors and transfusion risk. The plasma is saved to aid clotting post operation.
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North Carolina Memorial Hospital
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Controversial Rhein-Main expansion approved
A state court ruled for the Rhein-Main Airport expansion over environmental and resident objections. Frankfurt Airport Corporation said work on a new runway will begin as soon as possible. Opponents conducted hunger strikes and demonstrations, including attempts to block runways with cars.
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Five days of storms flood Pacific Northwest
Thirty years ago prolonged storms caused heavy flooding across the Pacific Northwest region. Local rivers overflowed their banks damaging homes and infrastructure as residents prepared for continued rainfall and rising water levels. Emergency crews ferried residents to safety andFailing levees prompted weather alerts and utility disruptions.
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