Love and privacy woes in a dated Ann Landers column
A reader frets over her elderly mother’s rapid romance with a man named Monty and urges caution before deeper commitment. Ann Landers advises skepticism may be futile and suggests hope the match works out, while noting the daughter’s distrust may not alter outcomes. A second letter complains about in laws interrupting private vacations and offers hotel switchboard tips to block calls. A final reader questions leaving a live-in partner Horace. advice suggests removing herself if he won’t accept space and flags the relationship as potentially over if he insists on ending it.
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Dear Ann Landers
Monty
Mom
New York
Ann Landers
Maryland
Horace
Nancy X
Keep BBQ from cursing your insides
Summer barbecues demand safe food handling tips from Heloise. Advice covers chilling foods in ice filled coolers, marinating in the fridge, using alcohol free sauce set aside, boiling used marinade after raw meat contact, keeping vegetables separate, grilling hot coals with a light ash coating, and closing nearby windows to prevent smoke alarms. Also includes a reader cake idea involving a handprint impression using powdered sugar for a birthday treat credited to Meredith Potter.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Meat and Poultry
Heloise
Meredith Potter
Dallas
Texas
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Clarified
Dear reader explains that about one in ten psoriasis patients develops psoriatic arthritis. Skin psoriasis causes salmon patches with silvery scales, due to rapid skin cell turnover, while psoriatic arthritis is an immune mediated joint disease that may range from mild to crippling. Methotrexate can treat both conditions, and the National Psoriasis Foundation offers resources at 800 723 9166.
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National Psoriasis Foundation
Crossword by Eugene Sheffe
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