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Online grief over dead celebrities is about us
In the boomer icon death flood of recent weeks, new rules for grieving have emerged: Sorrow is public. And the more you grieve, the more special you are.
Times-Picayune to limit printing
New Orleans newspaper will cut print schedule to three days a week and keep 24/7 presence online.
Lowa stubborn, Washington smooth
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She wants a baby; Mom disapproves
Carolyn Hax’s advice: This parent wants another child, but she dreads her mother’s disapproval. Mom’s joy over a pregnancy might be a frill she’ll have to live without.
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A baby by any other name . . .
The reader wonders whether it’s worth being protective of a name she wanted for her own child.
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A shoulder not to cry on
Her own divorce was painful enough; now she’s being asked for emotional support from friends going through the process and feels unable to provide it.
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Graduating together, celebrating separately
She wants their families to celebrate together; he wants to please his mother and keep his family’s celebration separate from his girlfriend’s party.
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Dad’s mistress not welcome at wedding
Carolyn Hax’s advice: A 25-year-old woman wonders what she should do if her still-married father brings his mistress — also 25 — to her wedding.
Fighting for his piece of history
Jan Scruggs, the man behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is fighting to teach future generations about the war he fought.
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The war over Gehry
When architect Frank Gehry unveiled his vision of Dwight D. Eisenhower
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