Ear popping in planes and how to prevent it
Dear Dr Gott explains barotitis from air pressure changes during ascent and descent. Swollen Eustachian tubes from allergies or colds hinder air entry, causing ear pain and hearing loss. Prevention includes yawning swallowing water or juice, antihistamines or nasal sprays, and the Valsalva maneuver starting as altitude changes occur. If unresolved, seek an otolaryngologist evaluation.
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Non monetary benefits of a part time retirement job
A retired couple describes working two hours daily five days a week in their daughter in law's gift shop downtown. They gain daily structure, social contact, teamwork with family, and purposeful activity, noting benefits beyond money and suggesting retirees seek meaningful, nonfinancial rewards through work.
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J.H
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Times Mirror Square
Los Angeles
Calif
Dating expenses should be shared DEAR ABBY
Dear Abby advises a San Francisco reader to level with his girlfriend about rising dating costs and to seek economical, creative activities. The column then shares reader letters about computer generated cards and a pet peeve poem, noting appreciation for original digital cards and personal gifts.
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San Francisco
Momma
Carol Dunn
Fort Collins
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Carol Stream
Francis Scott Key Story author signs in Frederick Aug 8
Dr. Sam Meyer, author of Paradoxes of Fame, signs copies at the Historical Society of Frederick County on Saturday, Aug. 8, 1 30 to 3 30 p m, celebrating the centennial of the Key Monument at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. The event spotlights Key's life as attorney, public servant, religious leader and poet. Meyer, a Chicago resident with degrees from Iowa State and Loyola, has published three books and written widely on literary topics. The Historical Society is at 24 E Church St, Frederick. call 301 663 1188 for details.
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Francis Scott Key
The
Historical Society of
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Frederick
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Eastwind Publishing
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Meyer
Mount Olivet
Decorah
Iowa
Chicago
Iowa State University
University of Chicago
Loyola University
Edmund Spenser
Colin Clout
E. Church St
Historical Society
Rural Routes Folk Art Mailboxes Exhibit Opens at Smithsonian
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum hosts Rural Routes featuring 11 handmade mailboxes inspired by lobster pots barns wagons and tractors. Kenneth Reed of Warren Maine win with a six foot lobster motif mailbox featuring a buoy and fish mobile. The show runs through December with the winner on display and ten runner up boxes in a photo exhibit.
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Washington
Smithsonian
National Postal Museum
America
Kenneth Reed
Warren
Maine
Genealogy study reveals deep ancestral ties and disease links
Genealogy fascinates hobbyists as records reveal an ancestor in Virginia 1611 and show Civil War era disease as a major killer. Project participants note history comes alive when tracing ordinary people, not just kings or presidents, and seek connections across archives in Russia and Eastern Europe.
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Sherman
Virginia
America
Peter G. Parkhurst
IBM
Parkhurst
W. Edward Nute
San Rafael
Frederick Bridge Club Regular July game results
Forty players competed on July 27 with flight A north-south winners Robert Freed and Sherman Kahan and runners up Rick Elbo and Mary Wolfinger. Flight B second place went to Ralph Maier and Robert Dickinson. In flight A east-west Betty Snyder and Aurora Nicolettti won, followed by Kenny Stover and Iris Vonetz, Bob Myklebust and Bob Steinberg, and Gary Wold and Ray Bloom. Next regular game scheduled for Monday August 3 at 7:15 p.m. at the Frederick American Legion.
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Robert Freed
Sherman Kahan
Rick Elbo
Mary Wolfinger
Robert Robey
Debbie Kiser
Bill Loew
Lynn Boardman
Ralph Maier
Robert Dickinson
Betty Snyder
Aurora Nicoletti
Kenny Stover
Iris Vonetz
Bob Myklebust
Ex rocker warns teens on sound risks and hearing loss
A 24 year old former rock bassist shares a vivid account of years in loud venues without protection. He describes tinnitus and hyperacusis and urges teens and budding musicians to guard their hearing with custom earplugs and safer listening practices.
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DR. Wallace
Joe
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Keith
Booknotes highlights eco crafts and kid friendly cookbooks
A digest of several children's books and parenting guides. Earthways by Carol Petrash offers seasonal nature crafts. Chef Harry and Friends by Harry Schwartz features about 250 recipes and playful humor. Vacations that Can Change Your Life reviews varied getaways with prices and programs. SOS Help for Parents by Lynn Clark provides evidence based child behavior strategies. To Save A Child by Audrey Talkington and Barbara Hill presents 60 plus actions to protect children from harm. Hosting without Hassle by Daisy King guides easy entertaining with 300 recipes. More Mudpies to Magnets by Elizabeth Sherwood and team covers science for young children with Earth weather flight space and biology.
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Harry Schwartz
PBS
Avery Publishing Group
Audrey Talkington
Barbara Albers Hill
Daisy King
Rutledge Hill Press
Gryphon House
Elizabeth Sherwood
Bob Williams
Bob Rockwell
Laurel J. Sweetman
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