DEAR ABBY
Middle-schooler being bullied must seek out trusted adult
JEANNE PHILLIPS
      DEAR ABBY: The letter from "Hurt in Ohio" (Dec. 8), the 13-year-old girl who is being bullied, was deeply affecting. I have been a middleschool teacher for 10 years. I have seen what bullying can do to kids.
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YOUR HEALTH
Shedding light on a dimly lit subject-polymyositis
DR. DONOHUE
      DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My mother was recently struck down by what her doctor says is polymyositis. I had to take her to the emergency room, and they kept her in the hospital for five days. She was released to a convalescent center. She has regained some strength in her arms, but her lower half remains ...
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HOROSCOPE
JACQUELINE BIGAR
      FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007 ARIES (March 21-April 19) What you thought could be a great catch might wind up a confusing or messy situation. Don't hang your hat on any project right now. Be flexible as controversial information heads in your direction. Use your strong investigative...
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