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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1994
Page
11
A fitness columnist discusses practical gift ideas for beginners and seasoned exercisers alike. From budget finds like jump ropes and weights to subscriptions, gym bags, and personal trainer sessions, practical choices help sustain a new lifestyle without waste. Mary Jo Kuss signs off offering guidance and contact details.
Fitness writer Judi Sheppard Missett explains that people need guidance to choose exercises, set frequency, and stay motivated. The piece notes access through clubs, personal trainers, or research studies, and stresses proper instruction to maximize results before detailing a quad stretch with step by step posture and timing.
The article notes how ecology affects gift wrapping with major chains offering wrapping as a service and retailers like Artifice Gallery choosing recycled bags and tissue. It quotes Manlius resident Karen Felker who volunteers and discusses the desire to save trees and avoid over wrapping while still making festive packages for charity and family.
Advice from postal and shipping firms on sending gifts this season covers complete addresses with ZIP codes and state abbreviations, durable outer boxes, proper cushioning, leakproof liquids, clear fragile marks, and keeping a second label inside. Follow guidance on avoiding brown paper wrapping and using reinforced tape, plus timing for dropping at postal centers.
Gottlieb notes people often reuse gift wrappings and explains their bag approach reduces waste. At Artifice Gallery, wrapping becomes artistry with inventive colorful designs. Customers, especially men, respond with relief and smiles as packages are placed under trees or rewrapped.
Gretchen Petersburg Times explores how advertisers target children ages 4 to 12 who control billions in holiday spending. Psychology experts urge parents to raise TV literate kids through mindful watching and discussion of sales tactics and product appeal.
A reader criticizes agencies for not recovering money from scams and suggests Call for Action help. Ann Landers replies agencies record cases but lack enforcement, advising readers to seek action through Call for Action. Another letter recounts family funeral seating tensions after a troubled father’s death, with Ann advising the siblings to ignore a jealous relative’s judgment.
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