From Motel 6 to Chateau de Snob
A narrator details a visit arranged with a difficult client in a city hotel nicknamed Chateau de Snob. He endures pomp and odd service from Munchkin-like staff, struggles with a French menu, and faces a hostile business talk. The trip yields comic misadventure, bizarre hotel rituals, and a joke about a fridge stocked with canned oysters.
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Mentors urged for girls as teens seek confidence
A father asks how to help his 13 year old daughter resist body image fears and seek success. Dr Brothers advises reassurance that confidence attracts respected men and urges strong female role models and autonomous choices.
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Protein in urine from life insurance tests questions causes
Reader asks what protein in urine during a life insurance medical exam means and how to treat it. Dr Douma explains dipstick screening and microscopic confirmation, proteinuria as a kidney risk marker, and that results vary with urine concentration. A note invites letters to Tribune Memo Services.
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Do We Become Angels After Death
A reader asks if a stillborn baby becomes an angel. The reply notes angels are a distinct divine class created before the world and says babies do not become angels in heaven. It offers comfort that the baby is safe in God's care and pain will end.
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