Dear Annie Readers Help with Identity and Acceptance
A tall muscular female athlete seeks guidance on being misidentified as male and suggests cosmetic aids and feminine styling. The column advises rather than shaming, notes makeup can help, and endorses personal confidence while respecting readers. A letter about computer generated thank-you notes praises accessibility for disabled writers. The column supports personalized heartfelt notes, then addresses a reader about caregiving and love, emphasizing patience and family approval.
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Annie
Minnesota
Highlighter Saves Magazine Renewal Tracking
Denise Hicks from Rentz Georgia shares a simple system to track renewals by highlighting checkbook entries for magazine renewals. She notes calling subscription services for renewal dates and asks about scent-free mailing lists for allergy readers. A Dallas reader adds purse size water spritzers for air travel and hot car comfort.
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Heloise
Denise Hicks
Rentz
Dallas
Crowe to Fatherhood and a Napoleonic Captain Role
Oscar winner Russell Crowe says fatherhood will be fun and plans to travel with his future child, aiming to pick him up from school daily. He will star as a Napoleonic era naval captain in Master and Commander The Far Side of the World this fall. Peter Hedges recalls his early struggles at the North Carolina School of the Arts before directing Pieces of April starring Katie Holmes and Patricia Clarkson.
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Crowe
Los Angeles
Russell Crowe
Winston-Salem
N.C
Gilbert
Peter Hedges
North Carolina School of the Arts
Hedges
Winston-Salem College
Katie Holmes
Patricia Clarkson
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Across and Down Clues Mixed
Puzzle includes tangled clues with many garbled entries and mis-typed phrases, presenting a challenging mixed grid from Eugene Sheffer style. Answers vary from common words to proper nouns, though OCR errors complicate resolution.
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