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Cystic fibrosis gene spreads worry
Dear Amy: Genetic testing shows that my son and I are cystic fibrosis (CF) carriers. Our research shows that most carriers are asymptomatic, as I am, but my son has some pulmonary issues, which is why the testing was done. I've asked my parents to be...
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Telecommunication Service, Diseases and Illnesses, Allergies, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Skin-deep beauty causes teen discomfort
Dear Amy: I have a friend who is 17 years old. She is absolutely beautiful from head to toe. Everyone who knows her (and even people who don't know her) agree that she is a beautiful person and should change nothing about her appearance. Any time anyone...
Tags: Eating Disorders, Human Interest
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College student can make a date with Cupid
Dear Amy: I'm a college student and participate in a club at college. We often work with another club, our "sister club," at a nearby university. My friend "Mark" was hired to be a supervisor for the other school's club. I'm really happy about that...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Jane Austen, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Writers writing about writing: 'Why We Write'
Joan Didion had it right. In her 1976 essay “Why I Write,” originally published in the New York Times Book Review, she lays out the template in no uncertain terms: “In many ways writing is the act of saying I, of imposing oneself upon...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Authors, Book
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Critics Accuse a Connecticut-Based Autism Website of Misusing Funds
Gary James has been written up in publications like the New York Times for his work helping families with autistic children. He's been praised by scores of parents of special needs kids for the community support he's helped develop through his...
Tags: Apple iPad, Consumers, Social Media, Behavioral Conditions, Media Industry
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Idling minivan makes neighbor globally warm
Dear Amy: My neighbor has three kids and a minivan. I work at home and often notice she warms her car up for a long time (often 10 minutes or more) from a remote starter. She is polluting the air we all breathe unnecessarily and wasting gas. I feel like...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Bipolar Disorder
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Is it time for the National Book Awards to change? Yes.
As a member of the board of the award-bestowing National Book Critics Circle, I tend to look to the National Book Awards as a popular big brother: They are the football to our field hockey, the Oscars to our Independent Spirit Awards, the prizes that tend...
Tags: Justice System, Labor Day, Media Industry, Literature, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mail Call - Jan. 28
“The most memorable answer I ever read from Dear Abby was in response to the woman who wanted to go to law school, but hesitated because she would be 50 by the time she finished. Dear Abby wrote, ‘And how old will you be if you don’t go?...Tags: China, Brownsville, Social Security, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Elections
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L.A. Drama Critics Circle announces 2012 nominations
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced on Thursday its nominations for its 2012 awards. Leading the way, with five nominations each, were productions of August Wilson's "Jitney," "Silence! The Musical" and Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot."...
Tags: Music, French Stewart, Arts and Culture, War Horse (movie), Elections
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Savage Love: Double-Crossed
A friend of mine on the opposite coast is a crossdresser considering transitioning. He came out to a female friend he had known for a long time but hadn't seen in a while, and she told her that she wanted her to come to her house fully dressed for some...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Google Inc., Chicago Sun-Times, Obituaries, The New York Times
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Michael Winner dies at 77; British director of 'Death Wish' films
Michael Winner, a British film director who specialized in thrillers and action movies, including three "Death Wish" movies, died Monday. He was 77. A bon vivant who became a restaurant critic after his film career wound down, Winner died at his...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Burt Lancaster, The Mechanic (movie), Oliver Reed, The Big Sleep (movie)
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