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Advice & Entertainment July 29, 2009  RSS feed
A Word Please
      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 wondering how you'll be paying the mortgage in six months, your reaction might be this: "Mediums? I'll be darned. That's a surprise.
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THE MAGIC OF ACCORDION SONG
      FISHTRAP HOLLOW, Miss. -- Mississippi Bastille Day moved to Alabama this year for reasons too difficult to explain. When I mentioned the moveable feast to my French friend Marie-Lu, she looked sincerely puzzled. It is, after all, as if Iranian Oktoberfest was being held this year in India.
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Sister's generosity is tainted by way she earns her living
      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. My husband and I were stunned, but Cilla insisted she is making good money in the film industry and wanted to do this for my family.
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HOROSCOPE
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009
      ARIES (March 21-April 19) A red flag pops, and you know to back off. Use your sixth sense when dealing with partners. Reach out for those at a distance, and look to the bigger picture. Ask for help. Ask for advice. Seek out new opinions. Tonight: Hook up with friends.
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Meningitis demands respect
      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. I thought he should immediately come home.
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