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...Your item about former teen pop star Tiffany's posing in Playboy to show that she is no longer a kid [PEOPLE, Feb. 18] quoted her publicist (a man), who had the audacity to say, "Any woman would be honored to pose for Playboy." Maybe his clients will try anything to get attention. I don't know any self-respecting woman, however, who would think of this as an honor. LENNIE GRIFFITHS Hamilton...
PICKING HEIRLOOMS OUT OF A HAT Each heir chooses one item that holds equal value for everyone in the group to put in the "pot." If there are three heirs, for instance, there will be a total of three items. A group of heirlooms might include Mom's old chifforobe, Dad's tools and an old photo album--as long as the heirs agree that they would be satisfied with whichever item they end up with. The item is written on a slip of paper and tossed into a hat. Each person then chooses a slip of paper, "winning...
MINI-AUCTION Any disputed items will be bid upon by family members, with the money raised going into the estate to be divided equally by everyone. The person who ends up buying the item will receive a portion of the bid price back when the money is divided among the group. Estate lawyers say auctions are a way for heirs to realize what they are willing to pay to secure a precious heirloom. The problem is that they do tend to reward those heirs who can afford to receive less cash...
...want any second agenda item for Commencement...
...item about the Taliban and nuclear-weapons-construction documents that were uncovered at an abandoned al-Qaeda safe house in Kabul [TIME.COM, Dec. 3] said the humor publication the Journal of Irreproducible Results is defunct. It is not, and interested readers can visit its website at www.jir.com