Dear Abby Advice Letters on Loneliness and Family Issues
A reader asks how to handle a coworker who fabricates romance and gifts and whether to confront. Abby suggests kindness, not shaming, and notes chronic loneliness may drive the deception. Another letter asks about arranging a date for an ex-husband visiting with his new wife. Abby recommends seeking professional help for her, while the final note previews a large wedding plan by a divorcee mother of seven.
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Abby
Goodby
Budget Wedding Conundrum and Family Etiquette Advice
A reader requests help on limiting wedding guest count due to a tight budget and mentions invitations extended only to adults. Abby advises notifying those who accepted for their children to stick to an adults-only policy and warns that persistence may strain friendships. The column also includes a past reader tale about morning kisses and a prompt to write Abb y for personal replies.
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Abby
Who Really Discovered America and Columbus Myth
Text debates whether Columbus or Vikings first reached North America, noting Leif Erikson and Vinland about year 1000 with Viking remains found in Newfoundland dating to 1000. It contrasts Columbus 1492 voyage as opening Europe to the Americas and stimulating exploration.
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America
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Leif Ericson
Greenland
Hollyland
Markland
New World
Vinland
Newfoundland
Bahamas
Valley City students named to Dean's List at MVN College
Mount Vernon Nazarene College announces Joe and John Slimbarski sons of Walter Slimbarski of Valley City earned Dean's List with 3.3 GPA or higher. Ebony senior editor Lerone Bennett Jr will discuss Our Negro Heritage February 12 at 6 30 p m at Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus auditorium, free and open, as part of Black History Week observance.
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Mount Vernon Nazarene College
Joe
John Slimbarski
Walter Slimbarski
West Law Road
Valley City
CCC
Lerone Bennett, Jr
Ebony Magazine
Cuyahoga Community College
Kingwood Center Hosts South African Plant Exhibit
Kingwood Center invites visitors to explore a winter oasis featuring hundreds of Amaryllis in bloom amid tropical companions. The display includes pink, red, orange and white flowers on 15 to 18 inch stalks, alongside hyacinths, narcissus, primulas, Genista, Cyclamen, Columneas, Kalanchoes and African Violets under artificial lights. Open daily from sunrise to sunset, Kingwood Greenhouses and Indoor Light Garden showcase a vibrant seasonal collection in Mansfield accessible via I 71, US 30, or Rt. 13.
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Kingwood Center
Kingwood
Kingswood
Mansfield
Rt. 13
Medina Solo and Ensemble Festival at Buckeye High School
Medina County Schools host annual Solo and Ensemble Festival at Buckeye High School on Saturday February 12 featuring 270 events and about 600 junior and senior high students. Judges include Lanese Roberts Russell Schiavone Witters. Soloists and ensembles judged on intonation rhythm tone quality phrasing dynamics interpretation technique attacks and more. Certificates awarded for participation with written adjudicator comments.
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Medina County
Buckeye High School
Joseph A. Lanese
Cleveland City
John Roberts
Hudson
Marion G. Russell
Sheffield Lake City
Joseph Schiavone
Ravenna City
Darrel E. Witters
University of
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