Confusion over birthday party splits tests friendship
Dear Annie column responds to a dispute where Jennifer and her friends split between leaving a bar for her birthday and staying behind. Both sides are blamed for the fallout, with advice to apologize and repair the rift. The piece also notes humor from a reader about caring for aging parents.
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Annie
Jennifer
Connecticut
Florida
Michigan
Funeral basket ideas replace flowers in kindness
Laura W requests a nonfloral funeral basket, while Heloise suggests practical gifts such as floral stationery, envelopes, thank you cards, a pen set, stamps, a notepad, and local grocery or deli gift certificates. Other readers share thrifty household upcycling tips for kids bath play, shoeshine rags, wardrobe storage, and repurposing items.
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Heloise
Laura W
Amy Kott
Edwards
Ill
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer 2 Yale 21 Urban student blight
A compact crossword grid fills with clues across and down. The puzzle references familiar names like Seinfeld and El Coq, with entries covering topics from manners and objects to geographic and cultural terms. The solution spans standard wordplay and themed hints across numerous numbered positions.
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Seinfeld
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Rea House
Merriment
Over
Crystal
Dana Naval
le Coq
Ardor
Paradise
Big Name
Dixie
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Capital
Ballina
Nicholson
Commu
Enos
Sebastian _ nity
Sea
Seattle
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