Dear Ann Landers readers weigh control by elderly parents
A reader thanks a stern mother who refused to move into a daughter’s home and later faced her own loss. Letters praise parenting boundaries, while another note defends nurse identification in hospitals. A third writer criticizes overuse of the word basically in media and conversation.
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Ann Landers
Golden West
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Dear Heloise Reader Uses Credit Cards as Collar Stays
In a reader tip from Spokane Washington Hartman suggests cutting used credit cards into strips to substitute collar stays for dress shirts. The note praises recycling junk mail while meeting corporate dress standards and notes card issuers’ likely approval of the idea. Another reader proposes a method to reuse grocery coupons by placing them over UPC codes at checkout. A separate tip describes organizing email addresses with a dedicated address book alongside a home PC.
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Heloise
Hartman
Spokane
Wash
J.M
San Antonio
Acromegaly overview and treatment options
The article explains acromegaly is rare, with about 50 cases per million. It covers causes by excess growth hormone from pituitary tumors, and how surgery or radiation, including gamma knife, are used. It notes recovery can reduce swollen tissues but long bone changes may not reverse, with differences between adults and children mentioned.
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DR. Donohue
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across and Down Puzzle
Puzzle page style clues mix across and down entries with varied wordplay and theme hints. Names like Eugene Sheffer appear, with entries referencing famous phrases and abbreviations, offering a challenging grid of short definitions, punny clues, and cross references for a broad audience of crossword enthusiasts.
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