Strained adoptive mother seeks money in Dear Abby column
A California reader, adopted at birth, asks guidance on her abusive, money-pressuring adoptive mother who wants ongoing financial support. Abby urges setting firm boundaries, cutting contact, and rejecting guilt while noting adoptive parents give, not take. Also included is a separate Florida reader asking about children’s nudity and in-laws’ reactions, with Abby advising consistency and a company-appropriate explanation.
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Abby
California
Florida
Cryptoquip Puzzle Clue and Solution Theme
A King Features Cryptoquip note explains substitution ciphers with clues from single letters and short words. It cites Florida State University as a notable college and hints that L equals a specific letter, guiding solving by trial and error.
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Florid State University
King Features Syndicate Inc
Horoscope Birthday Cheer Shapes Year Ahead
Horoscope for Saturday August 5 2017 notes adjustments to daily routines to revitalize life and relationships. Single people may meet many interesting individuals while those attached restructure daily life with partners. Zodiac signs Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces receive guidance on social plans and evenings.
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Leo
Virgo
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Jumble puzzle answer and game notes from today
Jumble shows four scrambled puzzles with one letter per square. Solutions listed include SWIFT SHIFT ADVENT BRAZEN. A note mentions a contestant going all in and losing, with a result that involved forfeiting something.
Crosswords Puzzle Snags and Clues From Online Grid
A crossword style list with clues across and down numbers appears, referencing entries like Little dents Ritzy spreads and Capote nickname, plus other scattered crossword clues and partial phrases. The fragmentary OCR reads like a puzzle page with numerous garbled lines and missing words.
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Disney
Michael
Turkey
Capote
Miami
Relieving Chronic Shingles Itch Without Pain or Gabapentin
An 86 year old woman endures four years of scalp and eye itching after shingles. Treatments like topical anesthetics lidocaine patches long acting anesthetics and mexiletine have helped some. Vaccination remains advised to reduce future shingles risk and complications.
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DR. Roach
Bridge problems for five questions on bidding and responses
A reader challenge presents six bridge bidding scenarios with different vulnerable positions. Each asks for the best call for South or dealer responses, including overcalls, double raises, and limit raises, ending with an invitation to submit answers by Monday to Bob Jones via the Tribune Content Agency contact details.
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Bob Jones
Tribune Content Agency, LLC
Westgrove Dr
Addison
Sudoku challenge on 360.athlonmediagroup site
A Sudoku prompt inviting players to fill the grid with digits 1 through 9 so each row column and 3x3 box contains all numbers without repetition. It mentions more Sudoku fun at Sudoku-Puzzles.net and provides the related website links.
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P.O. Box
Los Angeles
Dear Abby
Cryptoquip
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Lee
Lnipfge
Crdaxas
Fzrf. Ee
PVT
Baqal BeEo
Basa
Aries
Tokee
Taurus
Gemini
Jacqueline Bigar
Ridhoa
David L. Hoyt
Jeff Kaurek
SU Mule
Volne
DHE
Capa.com
Danny
Canal
Park
Vessel
Colorado
Sun
Phil Mick
Elson
N.J
Neighbor
Don
Plum
Luxis
Nash
Nye
Keith Roach
Roach
Orlando
Ly Pass
Lerus
Ryle
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