Grandmother offers guidance on parental alienation and family rifts
Annie's Mailbox discusses a mother with limited school involvement and a son who rejects her presence. The letter-writers emphasize parental alienation and advise the mother to consult a lawyer while a concerned grandmother should gently explain to the child that his mother loves him. The column also shares experiences of reconciliation and the importance of family balance.
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Spring safety and fast shrimp spread from Heloise column
Spring safety tips caution on ladders from the American Ladder Institute advise using proper size ladders and avoiding two people on one. Debra in California asks for coffee gathering ideas and Heloise shares her Fast Shrimp Spread recipe with cream cheese mayonnaise shrimp onion and garlic. A recipe pamphlet offer follows with mailing details and a tip to use nonfat dried milk powder to cut calories.
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Smoking dangers of second and thirdhand smoke rise
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Sudoku Puzzle Concept Levels Rise Through Week
The next edition features a number placing puzzle on a 9 by 9 grid. Players must fill empty squares with numbers 1 through 9 so that each row column and 3 by 3 box contains every number once. Difficulty increases from Monday to Saturday.
Bridge Battle: Trump Control Decides Contract Outcome
In this North hand from Becker’s Bridge column the defense shifts after two heart leads. West shows out, East cashes hearts, then diamonds. South must guard against 4-2 trump breaks, or risk failing four spades as declarer. An aggressive spade play improves odds to 84 percent, routing the defense and securing eleven tricks with careful trump management.
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