Popular culture nudges into everyday life in Inverness and beyond
In Inverness Florida a schoolteacher attends church as children prepare for first communion while a Bart Simpson T-shirt causes surprise. A dinner scene features a concerted accordion performer and a Topps card commercial prompts questions about professional card collecting. The egg brain on drugs ad sparks humor and concern, and a reader notes Elvis Presley now works as a United Airlines pilot.
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Inverness
Fla
Georgana Waldo
Topps
Elvis Presley
United Airlines
No Excuses and Still Waiting Letters to Dear Abby
A reader argues America is a culture of excuses after leaving a pharmacist job for the police and reports arresting suspects who offer excuses. Another writer vents frustration with census forms, noting delays and unreturned returns, ending with a cue to move over as many wait nationwide.
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Abby
America
Census Bureau
Queen Creek
Ariz
California
Pandora's Box
May 25 1990 Notes and Birthday List
Today marks the 143rd day of 1990 and the 67th day of spring. Birthdays include Ralph Waldo Emerson Bill Bojangles Robinson Gene Tunney Claude Akins Miles Davis Beverly Sills KC Jones Tom T Hall Leslie Uggams Jessi Colter. Moon phase is day after new moon.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Gene Tunney
Claude Akins
Miles Davis
Beverly Sills
K.C. Jones
Tom T. Hall
Leslie Uggams
Jessi Colter
Germans Capture Boulogne as Allied Forces Retreat
German troops seize Boulogne completing the encirclement of Belgian forces and much of the French army while most British units retreat toward Dunkirk on the English Channel as World War I battles shift in northwestern France.
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Boulogne
France
Dunkirk
English Channel
Antihistamines help sinus infection guidance
A reader asks how to manage recurring sinus infections and allergy related blockage. The doctor advises addressing allergies, pollution, and smoking as causes, using antihistamines to aid drainage, and adjusting antibiotics if resistance occurs. Consider ENT referral for resistant cases and possible sinus drainage.
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DR. Gott
Crossword clues and grid fragments for a puzzle
Readable crossword entries list numerous across items from 36 to 57 and down items including Animal parks 2 Fencing sword. The fragment shows faintly the puzzle’s clue set and adjacent grid hints for solution practice.
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Bob Greene
Society of
Dear Abby
Gary Larson
Mr. Dittman
Deff MacNelly
Garry Trudeau
Joanie
Andy
Pac
Mullis
Brian Wilson
Dr. Goit
Neaw
Animal Parks
Detate
Barrymores
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