DEAR ABBY
Bodice-ripping romance noves are now dressed for success
JEANNE PHILLIPS
     DEAR ABBY: You told "Nervous in Bernardsville, N.J." (9/2), whose daughter reads romance novels, that "some might argue that the idealized depiction of romance and women being 'rescued' by powerful, wealthy men is more worrisome than the sex and eroticism." It is clear from that statement that you h
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YOUR HEALTH
Cortisone scares eczema patient
DR. DONOHUE
     DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have eczema quite bad. It itches all the time, and I scratch all the time. I have tried a number of salves and ointments, but none has been much help. My dermatologist says I should be using a cortisone ointment. I am afraid of cortisone. My mother had to take it, and she develop
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HOROSCOPE
JACQUELINE BIGAR
     FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, Oct.20, 2006 ARIES (March 21-April 19)
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