Birthday gifts capped by adulthood
Dear Annie offers perspectives on gift giving across ages. A generous grandma limits birthday gifts to age 18 and Christmas gifts to age 21, continuing only with cards after adulthood to avoid obligation while preserving affection. The reader appreciates the joy of giving and lessons in clear communication with family. Readers are encouraged to send questions to the Dear Annie team.
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Green Room explores arts economy and impact on communities
The series hosted by Nadia Brown examines whether the arts are a luxury or a major economic driver. It highlights a $919 billion arts economy, noting Broadway revenue surpasses New York sports teams and rural regions rely on arts for growth, with experts from Brookings explaining data and COVID-19 effects.
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Royal Stars Horoscope for Wednesday March 23
Aries seeks hidden knowledge and travel tonight while Taurus gains with a friend and finances, Gemini reads authority signals carefully, Cancer explores odd topics and boosts health, Leo faces estate decision stress, Virgo cautions on miscommunication, Libra hears coworkers, Scorpio faces romance disappointment, Sagittarius fosters sympathy, Capricorn daydreams, Aquarius warns on spending, Pisces avoids confrontations. Entertainment only forecast.
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Weather Clue Sparks Talk of Local Region Links
In a small village a riddle hints at regional weather patterns with clues about a side spurt. Residents speculate on whether the cryptic phrasing points to a specific meteorological event or local climate quirk.
The World's Smallest Big City nickname featured
An item notes one of the citys nicknames The Worlds Smallest Big City. The text includes garbled OCR fragments and credits Tribune Content Agency and Hoyt Designs with contact and copyright lines.
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Universal Crossword Clue List From March Twenty Third, Two Thousand Twenty Two
Crossword clues show a diverse set of terms including Corse shuffle orangutans bone on an Italian menu fighting and folk knowledge. Several entries reference abbreviations and pop culture hints with clues about NCIS actors and famed cities.
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Scrambled Word Game Feature by Hoyt and Knure'
A scrambled word puzzle column appears by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek, presenting playful clues and amusing word twists. The page offers readers brainteasers to enjoy in their Tribune puzzle section.
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Pirate ship of Blackbeard
A jumbled clue points to a pirate ship once sailed by Blackbeard and his crew. The answer refers to a vessel nicknamed a thug boat, hinting at a menacing craft from the era.
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Natural play in three notrump misleads declarer in diamonds
In a three notrump contract South faced a spade lead and misplayed diamonds by banking on a 3-3 split. The article argues the better line is to overtake the queen of diamonds with the king and cash the ace, yielding nine tricks more often and boosting success to about 65 percent when the diamonds split 3-3 or 4-2.
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