Trip offer raises questions about trust and boundaries
Dear Torn asks if his wife should accompany a neighbor on a three week business trip to help with tasks at a condo. Annie Lane says pursue as a couple, separate bedrooms is fine, and avoid letting friends’ opinions dictate marriage decisions. The second letter requests advice on protecting an elderly mother’s finances from a spendthrift sister. Annie urges taking control of the mother’s checking account and consulting an elder law attorney.
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Torn
Mom
Annie Lane
Dearannie
Creators.com
Creators Syndicate
Creators. Com
Breakfast bag woes and yarn charity tips in reader notes
A Sound Off reader from Houston laments hard to open plastic bags in cereal boxes and notes scissors are the practical solution. Heloise shares fast facts on using leftover yarn for charity, suggesting scarves, mittens, baby caps, and pet bedding for shelters and donation boxes. C Duffy of Alabama adds a note on simple crochet projects and a caution about yarn texture.
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Houston
Jim
Heloise
Hidden Figures Leads Holiday Box Office Over La La Land
The holiday box office sees Hidden Figures top the charts with an estimated 20.5 million in the three day period and a projected 25.3 million over a four day weekend. La La Land expands to 1,800 screens and is tracking about 17.5 million for the four day period. Sing and Rogue One follow with strong showings as new releases The Bye Bye Man and Patriots Day draw attention across 3,000 theaters.
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TNL
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Canada
Taraji P Henson
Octavia Spencer
Janelle Monae
Lionsgate
Ryan Gosling
Universal
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Disney
Lion Mark
STX Entertainment
CBS Films
Mark Wahlberg
Peter Berg
Warner Bros
Paramount
Ben Affleck
Dennis Lehane
Garden City
Howell
Dorothy Bartlett
Virginia Enslow
Wen Wurst
Jon Craig
Jon Kempton
May Craig
Roger Morris
Bartlett
Diane Woolwine
Irene Bryant
Betty Nally
Kempton
Donna
Enslow
Bryant
Craig
Finney County
10Th St
Wide Awake 4-H Club plans Honor Flight donation
At a Southwest meeting, five guests attended and the club voted to donate money and a gift basket to the Honor Flight Fundraiser. Emma Lightner gave a parliamentary tip. Trell Baker led a hula hoop game. Next meeting 7 p.m. Feb 13 at Plymell Elementary.
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Emma Lightner
Trell Baker
Plymell Elementary School
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