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Car Talk - Applying Some Smarts to a Failed Fourtwo Repair
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Applying Some Smarts to a Failed Fourtwo Repair RSSDear Car Talk May 24, 2016 (Archives)1 Commenttransmissions, repairs, Smart, ForTwo, 2008Dear Car Talk: I took my 2008 Smart Fortwo to a dealership about three hours away (that's the closest one), due to the car occasionally not going in reverse...
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Dear Prudie: Off Leash Whiners
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Q. Park power play: In my neighborhood there is a sadly neglected park. Despite signs forbidding dogs to be off-leash, there are often dogs running around, and this has deterred parents from bringing kids. One of my neighbors (somewhat eccentric, in that I know he is quite wealthy, but this is a very...
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I can't believe I did that
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Mohu Leaf
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Does anyone have one? If so, how is the reception? Which one did you get? All my local stations are 27.5 miles away and the site says I can get the Mohu Leaf 30, but I'm thinking I should get the 50 to be on the safe side, and it comes with an amplifier - but it costs twice as much.
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Dear Abby - am I a tightwad?
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DEAR ABBY: A co-worker has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She’s not sure how long she may have. She is relatively young, so it’s tragic. We have excellent insurance from work, national health care and disability insurance. Another co-worker sent out an email with a link to a crowdfunding site...
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Happy Birthday NAOW!!
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Have a wonderful birthday. You deserve it.
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Vast Majority Of Americans Don’t Have $1,000 In Savings
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Not Good: Vast Majority Of Americans Don’t Have $1,000 In SavingsMatt Vespa|Posted: May 21, 2016 7:05 PM Share (28) TweetIf you watch Spike’s Life or Debt with Victor Antonio, you’ll see how some American families are truly living on the precipice of financial disaster. On the show, many hav...
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No, Hitler Was Not a Christian
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Matt Barber|Posted: May 22, 2016 12:01 AM Share (52) Tweet Michael Brown “[T]he only way of getting rid of Christianity is to allow it to die little by little.”– Adolf HitlerYes, there have been evil men who have done evil things in the name of false Christianity. To a limited degree, Adolf...
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Christian, Let My Transgender People Go! (When Bigotry Uses the Bathroom)
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Some days you read the news and you wonder how we’ve managed to survive as a civilization for millions of years without blowing it all up.Today is one of those days for me.This week Charlotte’s City Council voted 7 to 4 to approve new legislation protecting the LGBTQ community. These measures wo...
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School System Deems Valedictorians ‘Unhealthy’
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School System Deems Seeks to level playing field by singling out top-tier students for recognitionby Kathryn Blackhurst High schools in a North Carolina county are moving forward with a plan to do away with valedictorians and salutatorians, deeming the academic superlatives “unhealthy” be...
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Miss Me Monday
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Suddenly SUNDAY!
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Dear Miss Manners: Cream Cheese Dilemma
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Invited to dinner, on the way out the door I was called back by a ringing telephone. The daughter of my host called to ask me to make a detour on my way to pick up special cream cheese for an hors d'oeuvre she was preparing.I did as asked and delivered the cheese. When she didn't offer to re...
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Soggy Saturday
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Love Your Toothpaste!
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Love Your Toothpaste!Date: May 1, 2016 Publication: Bottom Line Health Source: Natalie Hastings, DMD, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry Print: Update from our Expert at the bottom of the post!Which one works best for you… Are you a savvy toothpaste...
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The internet is driving me crazy.
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Things that are annoying beyond measure: Slideshows for what should be a simple article. Clicking on a link only to get a paragraph and having to click on the "read more" link, only to get another measly paragraph and have to click on the "Read the complete story at washingtonpost.com". Grrrrr. ...
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Q. Technophobe parents:
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Q. Technophobe parents: Like most people my age (late 20s), I communicate primarily over email, text, and Facebook. Unfortunately, my retired parents—particularly my mom, who is most involved in her children’s lives—don’t use any of these things. They don’t use cellphones, my dad rarely checks...
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Dear Abby - housemate wants my food
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DEAR ABBY: I share a large house with two other women. The homeowner, “Mary,” works from a home office during the day. “Sue” is her baby sister. She has two small children and doesn’t work. She lives here rent-free thanks to Mary’s generosity. I pay rent. We keep all our food separate and eat our meals s...
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Only TWO PER CENT Of Men Aged 18-24 Feel Masculine
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Only TWO PER CENT Of Men Aged 18-24 Feel Masculine58 Mark Thompson/Getty Imagesby VIRGINIA HALE20 May 2016223SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Young men in Britain are reluctant to identify as “masculine” and think the term has “negative connotations”, a YouGov poll has revealed.According t...
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Condoing transgenderism is like agreeing with anorexics that they are fat.
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Condoning Transgenderism Is Like Agreeing with Anorexics That They Are FatBy Joseph J. Horton | May 19, 2016 | 11:12 AM EDTMembers of the "M*A*S*H" cast gather around to bury Klinger's yellow dress in a foot-locker time capsule during taping of the show's final episode in January 1983. The 2 1/2-hou...
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Auto News for Wednesday, May 18
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Auto News for Wednesday, May 18 RSSDear Car Talk May 18, 2016 (Archives) Subaru Recalls More Than 48,000 Vehicles for Steering Problems. Maybe stop letting those dogs drive? New York Times Honda to recall 21 million vehicles related to Takata airbags. Honda Fit: Not just a car, but a reaction. M...
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Benghazi Committee Chair gives away the game
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As the House Republicans’ Benghazi committee enters its third year, no one seems to be able to explain exactly why the partisan panel still exists, when it’ll wrap up, or even why it was created in the first place.Quotes like this one, published by USA Today, raise questions anew about this pointless...
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Dear Abby: Parents to Disinherit Spendthrift Children
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DEAR ABBY: We have an adult son and daughter who can't handle money and can't keep a job. Should we tell them they are NOT going to inherit everything we have when my wife and I are gone?We have bailed them out of trouble more than once, but they don't seem to learn. They are in their 30s and 40s and neither on...
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"We'll Just Clean It Up For You"
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The Mysterious "We'll Just Clean It Up For You" Part of Car Buying RSSDear Car Talk May 19, 2016 (Archives)2 CommentsbuyingDear Car Talk: What is it that car dealers do to a car once I've signed the papers but before I drive it off the lot? This has happened during my last two car purchases, a Buick and a F...
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What -- or Who -- Is Stealing This Toyota's Fuel?
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What -- or Who -- Is Stealing This Toyota's Fuel? RSSDear Car Talk May 16, 2016 (Archives) fuel injection, fuel economy, Toyota, RAV4, 1995Dear Car Talk: I live in Kigali, Rwanda. I have a 1995 Toyota RAV4 two-door with an automatic transmission with 132,000 kilometers on it. It had, at some point...
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Uber
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Good experience today getting home from Manhattan using Uber. Anyone else with Uber experience?
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Dress for FWM
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OK - we're on the hunt. She hates to shop. Preferences? Full length or tea length? Color? Lace or no lace? Special body considerations to fit?
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