Seeking Multidisciplinary Help for Chronic Back Pain
Dear Dr Gott advises the daughter to drop the chiropractor, evaluate with orthopedic or neurosurgical specialists, and consider a pain clinic for a multidisciplinary plan. He notes prescription medicines may worsen fatigue and supports physical therapy, injections, massage, acupuncture, hypnosis, and alternative therapies, with surgery as last resort.
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Ghandi's life and legacy featured in Long Island tribute
The piece profiles Ghandi's simple possessions, his commitment to nonviolence, education, and vegetarianism. It notes his hunger strikes amid Hindu Muslim violence, his daily reading of the Quran, Bible and Gita, and his influence on figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Albert Einstein. It also covers the Shanti Randia group, the Gandhi monument project, and Mendez's two week India visit informing the sculpture.
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India
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Long Island
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Typewriters Remain Vital as Collectors Trade and Adapt
A writer group maintains interest in vintage machines with 350 members and a dedicated web site. Collectors value machines under 400 dollars with many under 100, while accessories like tins fetch attention. Some enthusiasts, like Pinne, still rely on typewriters for transcription work and labeling, despite attempts to switch to computers.
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Cincotla
Dilts
Pinne
Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul inspires cancer survivors
Nancy Mitchell Autio coauthors a tribute book drawn from her mother’s cancer battle. The collection features stories of patients and families facing illness with courage and grace, offering compassion and wisdom for life and death battles.
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Nancy Mitchell Autio
Dream house becomes nightmare for longtime couple
An elderly man describes selling his home to fulfill his wife's retirement dream, her stroke and remote location strain finances, and he seeks Abby's advice on staying near help. He considers renting or moving closer to family while his home remains unsold. A second reader reflects on a personal motto for resisting alcohol and smoking.
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Giving up on a neglectful son and finding new support
A widow urges self preservation for lonely retirees abandoned by adult children. She recounts a son who rarely visits and suggests practical steps: reach out to grandchildren and their spouses, visit them, gift tokens, and share photos. Consider moving to a retirement community and joining a senior center, church friends, and new social networks to build lasting support.
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Kansas
Declassified DIA Art Series On View At Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington displays The Soviet Challenge in Space Illustrating the Threat, a 12 painting series with six newly declassified works. It marks the first public showing from the Defense Intelligence Agency Military Art Collection, which holds over 1,100 items by five DIA artists between 1965 and 1989. Admission is free, call 202-357-2700 for details.
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Best Friend and Teen Romance Advice Columns
A reader seeks guidance on reporting abuse by a stepfather to school officials and obtaining help. Dr Wallace and contributors advise involving parents and the school counselor. Other letters discuss dating rules and long distance relationships with mixed opinions and supportive notes from teens Molly and Dotty.
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Lecture on Henry Clay Frick at Washington County Museum
Martha Frick Symington Sanger, Frick’s great granddaughter, lectures on Henry Clay Frick and his art collection at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown on Sunday October 3 at 3 p.m. A reception hosted by the Singer Society follows. The talk covers Frick’s links to masterpieces and his life including the impact of personal tragedy on his collecting. For details call 3077395727 or visit washcomuseum.org.
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Symington Sanger
Henry Clay Frick
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el. Greco
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Rembrandt
Goya
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Consta
Frederick Bridge Club Flight Leaders Named in Sept 27 Game
Forty eight players competed in the Frederick Bridge Club event on September 27. In Flight A north-south, first place went to Donald Wagner and Doris Klein. second to Lowell Phillips and Rodney Walser. third to Bob Dickinson and Ralph Maier. fourth to Carl Herrick and Emma Eaton. fifth to Donald Little and Deverle Ashley. Flight B saw Fred Wagner and Helen Swanson taking fourth, while John Hartwell and Charlotte Rupert were second in Flight C. East-west Flight 4 winners were Ted Barvard and Jack Sherwood. second went to Robert Freed and Sherman Kahan. third to James Eaton and Jim Occhipinti, with Ronald Clawson and Lynn Boardman tied for fourth and fifth with Joe Huang and Richard Evans. Second in Flight B were Ray Bloom and Gary Weld. third went to Fannie Johnson and Mike Shaw. Third in Flight C was Gladys Jacobson and Pegey Langlykke. A regular game is scheduled for Monday October 4 at 7:15 p.m. at the Frederick American Legion.
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Doris Klein
Lowell Phillips
Rodney Walser
Bob Dickinson
Ralph Maier
Carl Herrick
Emma Eaton
Donald Little
Deverle Ashley
Fred Wagner
Helen Swanson
John Hartwell
Charlotte Rupert
Ted Barvard
Jack Sherwood
Robert Freed
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Jim Occhipinti
Ronald Clawson
Lynn Boardman
Joe Huang
Richard Evans
Ray Bloom
Gary Weld
Fannie Johnson
Mike Shaw
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