Diana Princess of Wales Whales Letter Sparks Debate
A Seattle Post Intelligencer correction tale centers on Diana’s royal title confusion from Princess Diana to Diana, Princess of Wales, with readers joking about “Princess of Whales” and Abby offering clarifications on royal nomenclature.
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Diana Whale
Abby
Prince Charles
Diana
Princess of
David Morgan
Bothell
Wash
MR. Morgan
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Princess Diana
Princess Anne
Seattle
Diana, Princess of
Wales
Ima Flopp
MS. Flopp
Hogg
Texas
Ima
Ura
Hoggs
Flopp
Cleanest air on Earth found over the Mid-Pacific Ocean
National Geographic notes that the cleanest air is over the Mid-Pacific Ocean where rain and climate purify air for two to three weeks after leaving lands. Experts say the Atlantic is polluted and far less pristine due to proximity to North American emissions, while Asia contributes less pollution to the Pacific.
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Washington
Mid-Pacific Ocean
Brian Ridley
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colo
Hawaii
North Atlantic
Daniel Albritton
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Aeronomy Laboratory
National Geographic News Service
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Albritton
Moorea
Tahiti
Confusion Over Driving Sides And Global Misunderstandings
A humorous column notes an Australian on a year teaching in the United States struggles with driving on the right, time zones, and calendar quirks. It contrasts unfamiliar U.S. norms with Australian practice, then reflects on cross cultural misunderstandings from a plane encounter with a Japanese businessman and a Ford campaign stop. It ends with a light aside about a Mexican family and their “Kappectate” moment and a note of shared human misperception.
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Australia
United States
America
Land of OZ
Adoption's quiet cost in one mother's life in Ohio
A young Ohio mother recounts years of infertility and adoption, the anxieties of finding a sibling for her first child, and the toll of caring for two fostered kids with scarred histories. She notes the unseen strain on adoptive parents and the need to recognize those who care for abused children.
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Abby
Ohio
Music and theater shapes a boy under difficult paths
The boy, raised in an adoption home, moved to live with his natural mother in Hollywood and faced anger, suspensions, and substance use. He found art through guitar and writing, joined theater props work, and improved with counseling. His mother, a former actress, pursued contact and shared hope as they rebuild.
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Los Angeles
West Side
Hollywood
Sunset Boulevard
Bprs Ack Mae
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Natonal Geographic Society
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Erma Bombeck
Phil Donahue
Oprah Winfrey
Mark Patinkin
Starr Commonwealth
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Betterway
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