Readers advise: seniors learning to drive can succeed
Dear Abby columns share experiences of older women learning to drive at ages from 65 to 81. Replies cite relatives and friends who earned licenses late, driving in varied weather, and remaining accident free. Anecdotes include a 85-year-old grand aunt driving to Canada and a 73-year-old widow learning with a positive outcome.
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Canada
Blind fashion handbook aids chic styling for the visually impaired
The Lighthouse and Fashion Institute of Technology students introduced a braille fashion primer at The Lighthouse New York for blind women. It offers color guidance, fabric swatches, and style tips from skirts to necklines, plus practical footwear and jewelry advice to boost mobility and daily living independence.
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Decision Waking in the Supermarket
CHICAGO report advises shoppers to save money by planning weekly menus based on family needs and weekly specials. It outlines six key buying practices, emphasizes in season items, price comparison, reading labels, and using store guides to become a more informed buyer.
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Chicago
Nana
Pattern of mental patients studied in New York
Dr Dolores E Kriesman a psychologist studies why nearly a third of former mental patients return within a year of discharge. The associate director of the New York state department of community research will explore interactions between discharged patients and their families to understand factors shaping readmission risks.
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New York
Dear Polly Gift Ideas From Garden Tips and Notes
A reader shares home garden hacks for keeping potted flowers moist using inverted liquid soap bottle tops as water reservoirs. The tip suggests placing bottles about a foot apart in a box and refilling every other day with occasional fertilizer. Also a quirky gift-wrapping idea using a road map is proposed.
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Annie Grace
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Polly's Problem and Cleaning Advice Revealed
A reader asks Polly how to remove grape juice stains and artificial color from a laminated plastic counter top without damaging glass shine. Several letters describe flour canister cleaning and bag opening tips for kitchen upkeep, with a closing suggestion from another reader.
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Polly
Plentiful Foods Foreseen By FDA In Alaska Market
UPI reports government officials say plentiful foods including turkeys peanuts and apples will appear in food markets. Eskimo population estimates vary with figures around 50 000 to 90 000 in Alaska and Canada with a mix of white blood admixture noted. For October the list of plentiful items includes fresh apples canned apple sauce apple juice rice dry beans wheat products berries turkeys and eggs. Cicadas, large flylike insects, are described as sleeping underground for 17 years.
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