Dear Abby letter on witty comebacks to racial comments
The column features reader letters about handling racist or ignorant remarks toward biracial families. Advice emphasizes staying calm, teaching through humor, and modeling pride for children. Mothers share strategies from experiences across the country, urging to protect a child’s sense of self.
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Today’s Crossword Puzzle Tips and Safe-Deposit Tips
A reader asks how to locate current safe deposit box keys found among a deceased parent's belongings. The column offers steps: check decedent bills for bank rent, contact the bank or decedent's lawyer, visit a locksmith, and look for active box renewal notices. It also suggests checking unclaimed property offices and recommends using library resources.
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Hints from Readers on Everyday Life Tasks
Readers share clever storage and organization tips. Tony inquires about mascara color labels using initials on tubes. Vickie from Kansas uses calendar coupons to track vitamin refills. Gerda from Venice uses a back scratcher to pull clothes to the front in the dryer. Submit tips to Heloise for potential publication.
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