Carpet Wars on Floors Divide a Marriage
A humorous column chronicles a couple split by carpet choices with wall-to-wall versus wood floor battles. The husband jokes about ethnic and heritage clues behind taste, recounting schemes to influence his wife and even a boss to accept wall-to-wall carpeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Heidi
Ellis Island
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Russia
Afghanistan
Smithsonian Magazine
London
Carpet Giant
Buckingham Palace
Plymouth Rock
Abused mother seeks help and guidance from Abby column
A distressed mother writes that she hits her two young sons, fears she may harm them, and wants understanding and therapy but cannot afford it. Abby directs contact with the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse for support and counseling resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee For Prevention of Child Abuse
P.O. Box
Chicago
Abby
Betterway Giving Ends With New Year’s Day Reflections
A Betterway staff member recalls a transformative path from a troubled start in Elyria to sobriety through Akron programs and halfway houses, aided by counselor guidance and faith. She credits a Sunday article for inspiration as she rebuilt her life and helped family members, while a second encounter with youth at Safe Space highlights diverse journeys toward education and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betterway
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Mark Patinkin
KLEO
Emiline Zimmerman
Perry Como
Emiline
Cindy Barton
Wichita, Kan
Cindy
Tempe, Ariz
Mrs
Dear Abby
Elyria
Akron
Espa Ua F
Out West
Safe Space Runaway Shelter
Cleveland
Black Enterprise
Oberlin
Mary
St. Mary's
Sacred Heart
Tom Peters
Hills
Tucker
Fruubbermaid
Financial “Center
Pele
NORY
OFA
Etyria
Cleveland Street
Bend Westinghouse
Sandusky
Perkins Plaza
Perkins Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Amherst Cooper Foster Park Road
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