The Circle Turns A Midwest to East Coast Migration Memoir
A first person reflection on leaving home for college and career from Midwest roots to the East. The writer recalls family milestones and the pull of home while chasing opportunity, noting a generation with two homes and a shift in roots as mobility becomes normal. This year marks a halfway point in a lived journey across regions and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Chicago
Massachusetts
Vermont
East
Carl Sandburg
America
Dear Abby column on church attendance and workplace humor
A reader asks ministers to stop embarrassing wives by asking about absent husbands in church. Abby says explain privately to the minister. Also advises a caller against enjoying offensive jokes at work and notes it is illegal to force race or other personal questions on employment forms.
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Abby
South Carolina
Carolina
Newcomer
Minneapolis Philanthropist Percyoss Help Column Echoes Generosity
A column by Nancy Webber recounts Percyoss a Minneapolis philanthropist known internationally for humanitarian work. Readers write in seeking help for aid, including a request for 300 to fund birth control and a nurse seeking footwear funds.
Parents End Up Chaperoning Their Kids Movie Picks
A family discusses the shift from parents choosing films to kids selecting what to watch. The parents, once self styled censors, now face streaming through ratings like CG. They finally settle on a Disney pick as they glimpse their own future independence.
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Siskel
Ebert
Grant Wood
Dr King’s Impact on Elyria and Our World
A reflective piece recounts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1955 Montgomery bus strike and his influence in Elyria Ohio. It notes integration strides, rising awareness of racism, and ongoing segregation in schools and businesses. A community walk and program honor King in Ely Park at 11 30 a m, inviting participation.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Elyria
Ohio
Dr. King
Montgomery
Ala
Boston
Oberlin
Elyna
Ely Park
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Mark Patinkin
Dear Abby
Minneapolis
Percyoss
Ross
Nancy Webber
MR. Ross
Mars. S.B
Indianapolis, Ind
Mrs. B
Miss Webber
Percy
Sacramento
Calif
MS. P
Nancy
Percy Ross
Tom Selleck
Scratch Selleck
Barbra Streisand
The
Erma Bombeck
Martin Luther King
Vietnam
Lorain County
17Th Street
Lake Avenue
Wilkes
South Park
Elyria High School
Chronicle-Telegram
Tom Peters
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