Incompetent speller advocates basics and hair issue letters
A reader bemoans lack of spelling courses in a top state high school and laments the focus on films over basics. Ann Landers offers blunt advice to a teen about shaving and bleaching facial hair and coping with parental limits.
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Prayer in Congress Marks Early Colonial Debate
The article recalls the 1774 meeting at Carpenter's Hall where Thomas Cushing proposed opening the Continental Congress with prayer amid growing colonial tensions over the Intolerable Acts. The note frames public prayer as a long standing American controversy from the founding era.
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Practical sewing and gardening tips mix with early American prayer notes
The column offers DIY notes on covering chairs and placemats with transparent plastic for easy cleaning, plus a garden pest anecdote using a vacuum to trap insects. It then shifts to a historical reflection on ecumenical prayer in early Congress, highlighting Sam Adams, Jacob Duche, and the First Day of Fast in 1775.
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