Dear Abby Advice on Unsolicited Guidance and Exes
A 71 year old reader seeks guidance about giving unsolicited advice after a termite inspector comments on her dog and a wife-to-be who gave up a hound. Dear Amy cautions that unsolicited advice is rarely welcome and urges empathy over judgment. The second letter questions a husband inviting his ex over. Amy advises confronting the issue and demanding inclusion in the dynamic.
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Dear Abby Advice on Mascot Abuse by Adults and Kids
A reader describes assaults on costumed characters at events. Dear Abby urges that assault and battery are criminal and notes parents should teach respect for real people inside costumes. The columnist sympathizes and echoes the call for accountability and safer working conditions.
White House Pets exhibit recalls presidential animal PR
A 1928 Hoover image with his dog and a long history of pets aiding presidents in public relation efforts is highlighted. The White House Visitor Center hosts White House Pets, a display of 50 photographs from libraries and archives showing dogs, cats, and other animals used to humanize leaders, with notes on notable moments from FDR to Clinton and Bush.
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Hoover
Herbert Hoover
King Tut
White House
Katie Marages Schank
Nixon
Vicky
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fala
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Schank
Fdr
Lyndon Johnson
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Buddy
Millie
Barbara Bush
Barney
Laura Bush
New Jersey
Christine Todd Whitman
Barack Obama
Chris Dodd
Calvin Coolidge
Rob Roy
White House Visitor Center
Washington, D.C
Potter Chronicles How Potter Became a Global Phenomenon
The piece traces J K Rowling from an unemployed mother to a publishing phenomenon. It notes 12 million copies of Deathly Hallows, early caution about being labeled the next Roald Dahl, and the rapid US launch of Sorcerer’s Stone. It covers fan sites, online communities, imitators, spinoffs, and Potter’s worldwide cultural impact.
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Roald Dahl
Levine
Rowling
Manchester
London
Edinburgh
Scotland
Dahl
the Herald
England
Bloomsbury
Joanne
The
Guardian
John Grisham
United States
Potter
Harry
Times
Scholastic
Kyle Good
Emerson Spartz
Leaky Cauldron
Melissa Anelli
Mugglenet
Anelli
New Dahl
K. Rowling
Cornelia Funke
Christopher Paolini
Answers to Are You a Wiz Teacher Feature
A compact quiz list pairs characters with subjects from Harry Potter films including Minerva McGonagall in Transfiguration and Severus Snape in Potions and DADA. It also covers Lupin, Tralawney, Hagrid and more, plus a matching menagerie and student and spelling sections.
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Maggie Smith
Severus Snape
Alan Rickman
Remus Lupin
David Thewlis
Sibyll Tralawney
Emma Thompson
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