Borrowing strains friendship and gas money issue
Dear Ann Landers offers blunt advice on a neighbor who borrows groceries and household items without repayment, and on a sister who asks for gas money. The columnist urges honesty about boundaries and suggests shared meals and occasional gas contributions as balance. The gem of the day encourages proactive, can‑do action.
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Warning on potato chip bags and dogs
Dear Heloise shares a tragic incident where a 19 month old Pem broke Welsh corgi named Zoe suffocated after a head became trapped in a potato chip bag. The writer urges readers to keep bags away from pets and to store empty bags safely to prevent similar accidents.
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Genetic factors and growth guidance for a short son
Dear Dr Donohue notes that predicting a child's final height needs age and current height stats. General growth rules suggest not gaining about one and three quarters inches yearly from age three to puberty, with many influences. Genes affect ultimate height, and a simple formula estimates adult height but has up to three inches error.
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CROSSWORD BY EUGENE SHEFFER PUZZLE PREVIEW
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