Voters urged to do homework before they go to the polls
DEAR ABBY
JEANNE PHILLIPS
      DEAR ABBY: I have been a poll worker for years. I would appreciate it if you would print this important advice to voters: Before Election Day, voters should check the sample ballot they receive in the mail for their precinct number and the location of their polling place. Polling places can change for a variety of reasons.
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One kind of back pain has genetic roots
YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE
      DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My brother was recently told he has ankylosing spondylitis. He's in his early 50s and has posture like Ed Sullivan, who had the same disease. He gives himself a shot of Humira. He has a lot of pain. Is ankylosing spondylitis inherited? How likely is it that some of the rest of us nine kids could inherit it? -- K.H.
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HOROSCOPE
JACQUELINE BIGAR
      FORECAST FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Slowing down will not hurt you, though you might not want to.
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