ASK AMY Parents are the strongest influence on their children
Readers ask how to build a six year old daughter’s self respect amid pop culture and early sex concerns. Amy advises modeling integrity, reading together, limiting screen time, media literacy, and highlighting strong women. Encourage kindness, curiosity, and engagement to help her own story. The second letter asks about expressing sympathy to an ex friend. Amy says keep focus on the deceased and those grieving, not on rekindling the old friendship.
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Dear Abby advice sparks Great American Smokeout note
A Dear Abby column discusses a wife using sex as leverage to push her husband to quit smoking. It promotes the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout on Nov 19, 2009, with quit resources and statistics on life expectancy and cancer risk reduction.
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Arlington
Texas
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Free& Clear
Free & Clear
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Springsteen Messes Up State Call At Auburn Hills
Bruce Springsteen greeted fans with Hello Ohio at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan. The misstep drew a grin from Springsteen as Steve Van Zandt whispered the correction. He then powered through nearly three hours with new material and classic tracks including a full Born to Run set.
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Auburn Hills
Michigan
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Springsteen
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Palace of Auburn Hills
British scientist reveals Belle de Jour blogging secret
Brooke Magnanti a child health researcher at the University of Bristol has disclosed she is Belle de Jour the anonymous blogger whose life as a call girl inspired a book series and TV show Magnanti says she began sex work in 2003 while finishing her PhD and worked for over a year at an escort agency She says colleagues have been supportive after the revelation
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England
Home searched in Cindy Crawford extortion probe
German police searched a Kirchheim Teck apartment linked to an extortion case involving former supermodel Cindy Crawford and her family. U S authorities say Edis Kavalar, 26, was charged in the United States with extortion over a photo of the couple’s daughter. If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison. Authorities say Kavalar, previously in U S custody for an immigration violation, was in the Stuttgart area and may have been deported to Germany.
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Edis Kavalar
Germany
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Teck
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Palin book excerpt reveals campaign fallout and wallet claims
The Associated Press details in Going Rogue how Sarah Palin allegedly says as much as 50000 dollars of Alaska governor legal fees came from McCain campaign vetting. The excerpt also notes media clashes and her criticism of the interview with Katie Couric and a tense campaign plane ban. HarperCollins backs a bestseller with 1.5 million copies and deep price cuts at retailers.
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Books From Dr George Tesman for Todd Palin
A roundup of satirical and critical books about Sarah Palin, timed with her memoir release. Authors include Colin Robinson of OR Books and Scott Conroy with Shushannah Walshe, plus others producing parodies and commentaries. Titles feature Going Rouge and The Persecution of Sarah Palin.
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