July 29, 2009 RSS feed / Advice & Entertainment

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A Word Please

by June Casagrande
If you open "Webster's New World College Dictionary" to the noun "medium" you'll notice that the dictionary's preferred plural is "mediums." And if you're an overworked copy editor at an understaffed newspaper who lost sleep the night before wonder More...

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JACQUELINE BIGAR

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Sister's generosity is tainted by way she earns her living

DEAR ABBY JEANNE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago my younger sister, "Cilla," generously set up college funds for my three children. Each of the accounts has more than $25,000. More...

Meningitis demands respect

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My son completed his freshman year in college. He stayed for summer school because he plans to graduate in three years. At the beginning of the summer term, one student in his dormitory came down with meningitis. More...