Early cleft lip surgery urged for best speech outcomes
A reader urges that cleft lip and palate repairs occur as early as possible to ensure normal speech development, noting surgeries after 18 months are less effective and may cause lasting speech disability. The Cleft Palate Foundation offers information at 800 24-CLEFT and on www.cleft.com.
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DR. Gott
The
Cleft Palate Foundation
Reader
Protecting Mother's Money From a New Marriage
Two sisters fear their widowed mother will remarry and lose control of about 650000 left by their father. They worry about preservation of retirement funds and inheritance, and seek advice on prenups and estate planning to shield assets from a potential new husband.
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Mom
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Times Mirror Square
Los Angeles
Calif
Cathy Guisewite on shopping, motherhood and voice
Cathy Now the overachiever has scaled back to books and calendars. She says she wants more time being a mother and part of the family while still cruising stores. Shopping is sport therapy hunting and self reinvention for Guisewite and a source for her comic life work.
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Guisewite
Guisewire
Frederick Bridge Club Flight A results and next game
Forty two players competed in the March 15 Frederick Bridge Club regular. In Flight A north-south first Lowell Phillips and Carl Herrick. second Aurora Nicoletti and Fannie Johnson. third Mary Wolfinger and Patsy Mesner. fourth Ralph Cate and Penny Stoever. East-west first Ann and Frank Carden. second Lucinda and Rodney Walser. third Donald Little and Deverle Ashley. fourth Ronald Clawson and Bill Loew. Flight C crowned first Mike Taylor and Mark Whipple with tied second and third Mane Sullivan and Nancy Gray plus Ray Bloom and Gary Wold. Regular game scheduled Monday March 22 at 7:15 pm at the Frederick American Legion.
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Lowell Phillips
Carl Herrick
Aurora Nicoletti
Fannie Johnson
Mary Wolfinger
Patsy Mesner
Ralph Cate
Penny Stoever
Ann
Frank Carden
Lucinda
Rodney Walser
Donald Little
Deverle Ashley
Ronald Clawson
Bill Loew
Mike Taylor
Mark Whipple
Mane Sullivan
Nancy Gray
Ray Bloom
Gary Wold
Frederick American Legion
Letter lands husband in the doghouse in Oregon
Abby responds to a reader who admitted snooping on his wife after finding letters from her friend Grace. The writer learns trust matters, insists on marriage counseling, and thanks Abby for urging honest communication. A second reader, Ruth Phillips, asks if email thank yous beat handwritten cards for a disabled senior. Abby says use whatever helps, even digital cards.
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Abby
Oregon
Grace
Julie
Ruth Phillips
Ruth
How to Befriend a Very Shy Person
Dr Wallace offers guidance for connecting with a shy person. Steps include asking for help in a comfortable way, laughing at yourself, offering sincere compliments, giving equal time, widening social circles, and focusing on shared interests to build a genuine connection. The advice targets both the pursuer and the shy individual, emphasizing sensitivity and small, respectful steps.
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DR. Wallace
Areca
Milway
Philip Zimbardo
Stanford University
Zim
History Bee Question Pack Reveals Key Answers
Answers cover Francis Scott Key and Civil War era topics. Firewood basics include logs lumber for homes barns furniture and bowls. Mentions Rose Hill Manor and notes factors like soil climate trees land water and clean air.
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Francis Scott Key
Rose Hill Manor
Books on nutrition and CIA history appear in local shelves
The catalog review highlights The Importance of Good Nutrition by Getty T. Ambau and Phoenix Program studies by Mark Moyer, plus works by Stanlee Phelps, Nancy Austin, Randy Gage, and the Podieski sisters. The items cover nutrition, assertiveness, multi level marketing, low fat cooking, and quirky recipes with author backgrounds and publishing details.
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Falcon Press
Getty T. Ambau
CIA
U.S
Mark Moyer
Moyer
Harvard University
David Donald
Charles Warren
Naval Institute Press
Gr&di Publications
Randy Gage
Croatia
Bulgaria
Slovenia
Macedonia
United States
Barbie inspires new eyewear collection by Mikli
New eyewear line from Alain Mikli marks Barbie’s 40th birthday with 14 handcrafted models. Designs feature pink lenses, pink accents, and elements inspired by Barbie, including a leg shaped frame and a comb headband. Palette spans pink rose blue tortoise and black. Retail price listed at 165 dollars. Barbie maker Mattel plans year long celebration with a 40th anniversary doll and related gifts. Barbie stamps by USPS and a rose by Jackson & Perkins are also noted.
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New York
Alain Mikli
Barbie
Miki
Mikii
Maltel Inc
Jackson & Perkins
U.S. Postal Service
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