Open adoption raises tension over birth mother contact
Dear Abby fields letters about an open adoption with Sara, now 14, whose birth mother Chris sends poetry and photos. The mom asks if contact harms Sara and whether to limit or sever ties, while Abby urges Sara to voice her preference and assess impact.
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Abby
Sara
Ris
Rowever
Chris
Dear Amy and the Rude Customer Dilemma at Coffee Shops
A college student describes hostile customers at two family owned coffee shops, detailing disrespect, improper demands, and unhelpful management. Starbucks spokesman Sanja Gould explains baristas are trained to treat each customer with respect, while staff plead for common courtesy amid tense shifts and chaotic scenes. A separate note from a 10-year-old reader offers commentary on third party relationships and dating in school, with Amy reassuring the child about early relationships as normal practice.
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Amy
Iam
Sanja Gould
Starbucks
Gould
Mirrors and self identity in the age of personal media
Stephanie Segall documents her life via webcams starting in 1998, archiving over 40,000 images on stylive com as sociologists and media theorists discuss digital selfhood. Experts including Jill Walker Christer Rosen Shirley Peroutka and Alissa Faden weigh privacy, branding, and the democratization of personal identity online.
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Stephanie Segall
Segall
Stylive
Myspace.com
Thefacebook.com
Mirrorproject.com
Stuart Moulthrop
Schol of
Communications Design
University of Baltimore
Moultitrap
Jill Walker
Christer Rosen
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Washington, D.C
Rosen
Shirley Perotitha
Goucher College
Communication and Media Studies
Peroutka
Alissa Faden
Maryland Institute College of Art
Fade
Faden
Love Your Heart Through Action Not Just Words
A personal reflection urges women to quit smoking and protect heart health amid heart disease as the No. 3 killer of women. The author notes a mother’s lifelong smoking and a plea to readers to embrace heart health, including warning signs like chest pain and tips from cardiologist Dr Geetha Mohan. Contact Crissy Kadlecek for more.
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Mone
American Heart Association
United States
Geetha Mohan
North Ohio Heart Center
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