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Dear Abby: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011
DEAR ABBY - I want you to know how much I agree with your answer to "Paying for My Popcorn in Oregon" (Sept. 15), who complained about her niece sneaking food into the theater. I used to teach a parenting class to parents who had kids in trouble … more
Dear Abby: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
DEAR ABBY - I married "Raymond" in 2004. I met his son, "Bill," a year before the wedding and have been in a relationship with him ever since. (He's married to one of my friends and has a child with her.) Raymond supports me financially and … more
Festival of Choirs welcomes Advent season
Of the many traditions associated with Christmas, music is perhaps the most pervasive. It's hard to imagine the season without those songs we seldom hear at other times of the year. So when the Woman's Afternoon Music Club presents its Annual … more
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Review: Time travel, Stephen King, JFK and lost Boomer dreams
NEW YORK - Stories about time travel generally share one trait: They believe, by implication or open statement, that yesterday remains a malleable canvas, if only you could access it. "The past," author William Faulkner once wrote, "is never dead. … more
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Dear Abby: Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011
DEAR ABBY - My wife of 25 years has an annoying habit that drives me crazy. When she starts a conversation with me, she'll speak in a very low voice and mumble without looking at me. I truly cannot hear or understand what she's saying and have to … more
Dear Abby: Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011
DEAR ABBY: I am married to the most wonderful husband and father a woman could ask for. He has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and may not have long to live. Ever since I met "John" he has searched for his daughter who was given up for … more
Springsteen, band to tour in 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are set to go on the road in 2012. Springsteen announced plans to tour the United States and Europe on his official website Sunday. Dates were to be announced later. He also wrote the … more
Review: Rihanna's 'Talk, Talk, Talk'
If the formula isn't broke, don't fix it. Call it the Def Jam way. Rihanna's latest, "Talk That Talk," is her version of Mariah Carey's"E(equals)MC2," and it's the follow-up to her own "Loud," last year's top-notch effort from the pop … more
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Debutantes presented
Azalea Ball The Azalea Ball will present three debutantes on Jan. 7, 2012, at the Cypress Center. Lauren Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Edward Johnson Jr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Blanding Galloway … more
Start season with Holiday House Tour
The Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter will present its 62nd annual Holiday House Tour and Tea on Saturday. Five locations have been selected for the 1-7 p.m. tour, which includes a drop-in afternoon tea from 3-5 p.m. at the Alice Boyle Garden … more
New in town? This club could be right for you
Forty-three years ago, the late Mary Hinson organized a club to welcome new arrivals to Sumter and to help acclimate them to the community. The Sumter Newcomers Club has been thriving ever since. "Mary was a remarkable woman," said Newcomer … more
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Mystery plant a beautiful weed
But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, Losing both beauty and utility. --William Shakespeare, King Henry V, act 5 The Duke of Burgundy came up with a good metaphor for the situation in France during a brief period of relative … more
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Dear Abby: Friday, Nov. 25, 2011
DEAR ABBY - I have recently found out that I'm pregnant. My problem is my husband doesn't believe the baby is his. He says he and his ex tried for 13 years to have a baby and couldn't. I don't know what to say to him. I can't explain his past … more
Dear Abby: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
DEAR ABBY - I'm a freshman in college and have the sweetest boyfriend in the world. We've always been close and trusted each other, never pushing the other too far. I always thought it was innocent and safe. Last weekend, though, things got a … more
Vision magnifier 'just a blessing'
Many people know the Sumter Lions Club for its broom and candy sales or its annual Oyster and Shrimp Roast. These events raise funds for the club's mission of helping local people who have vision or hearing impairments. Other than eyeglasses and … more
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Dear Abby: Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011
DEAR ABBY - A while back you asked your readers to name their heroes. May I contribute? My heroes are nameless, often faceless and in most cases unsung. Their deeds won't be recorded in history books, but their kindness inspires and their good … more
New books give peek into big chefs' home cooking
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurant empire spans the globe. Todd English has won four James Beard Foundation awards. Ferran Adria deploys advanced chemistry in turning meat to foam and salt to air. Heston Blumenthal poaches desserts in liquid … more
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Dear Abby: Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
DEAR ABBY - A number of things in the letter from "Uneasy in Indiana" (Oct. 21) can be red flags for sex abuse. I have worked in child welfare for 35 years. Abusers often start with "playful touching," comment about "cute" body parts, continue after … more
Kermit wants to stretch
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) - It's not easy being green - or staging a comeback. That's exactly what Kermit the Frog and his pals are attempting with "The Muppets," their first big-screen foray since "Muppets in Space" orbited theaters in 1999. … more
Dear Abby: Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011
DEAR ABBY - Late last winter, a sheriff called to tell me that my daughter "Amy" had been found standing, bruised and battered, on a street corner in upstate New York. Her arm had been broken. He was convinced that the man she was living with had … more
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