Retirement and life changes Dear Abby readers discuss privacy needs
In a letter from Liz in Iowa a retired social worker explains how a spouse home all day challenges her sense of privacy and calm. She seeks a predictable private block of time and suggests discussing retirement adjustments with a counselor. In Fort Worth a reader asks how to handle a nose picking father-in-law at table. Abby advises private talk and discreet boundaries.
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Iowa
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Fort Worth
Horoscope Birthday Highlights for December 15 2015
Daily psychic forecast notes communication boosts this year with expanded social circles and a promising new relationship for singles through work or friends. Aries through Pisces provide guidance on shopper timing, detachment, anger, intuition, finances, and listening, ending with tonight’s uncertain plans.
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Bridge hand leads to a Made Six at North South club
In a North South battle the players sip a long lunch before a diamond opening. South, after a lead and clever ruffs, ends with a made six by precise heart play and a final spade discard. Reader responses welcome via Tribune Content Agency in Addison, Texas.
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Bob Jones
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Weighing Statin Use with Liver Fibrosis
Dear Dr Roach notes competing risks in continuing statins with liver fibrosis. Benefits vary by heart disease risk, while fibrosis may progress from hepatitis C or fatty liver disease. Without full patient data, broad advice is limited and depends on individual risk assessment.
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Cryptoquip puzzle explains substitution cipher basics
Yesterday’s CryptoQuip revealed a border city where only Mexican currency is accepted when buying items, El Peso Texas. The clue explains I equals H and that single letters and apostrophes help locate vowels, noting the cipher is a basic substitution and solved by trial and error.
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EL Peso
Texas
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Crossword puzzle tease and scattered clues
Puzzle style text lists many clues and fragments from a crossword page. It mentions a daily online puzzle at a website and mixes across and down hints with partial phrases and names such as Yogi, Teasdale, Fleming, Burns, Go-Go's, and Ernie.
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Algeria
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