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Nothing wrong with that. But the very next day, the syndicated advice columnist Ann Landers reprinted a column a reader had sent her with an eerily similar theme and strikingly similar language: "John Hart was driven from the bedside of his dying wife," the column read. "Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children gone. He died shortly thereafter, heartbroken." It also so happens that this clip closely resembled a passage from...
...however, committed a journalistic faux pas by prefacing your questions with phrases that hinted to the audience what you really think. You made no attempt to be objective. I think every reader will know exactly where you stand on these issues and principles...
...Just to let you know, that at least this reader found ALL of your questions to Dr. Laura to be leading, negative, condescending, and noncommunicative. It is as if you were "searching" for a way to entrap this leading radio communicator into making some "confession" that would serve your warped view of what would represent the news. Why anyone at your organization relies upon you to "report" the news is a total and complete mystery...
...modifications in behavior can help minimize risks of sexual dysfunction," he counsels. "Smoking, heavy drinking, obesity, high levels of serum cholesterol and elevated blood-sugar levels, as well as the use of narcotic or other mood-altering drugs, can all contribute to impotence." Spark's smart book takes the reader from topics such as fertility to Viagra, with entertaining case studies that read like a good novel. A great resource for men and the women who love them...
QUICK READS Nothing is more 21st century than being in a hurry. For the health-conscious reader in a rush, the prestigious American College of Physicians has put out a series of 14 Home Medical Guides (DK Publishing), handsome paperback books covering a number of medical topics, including diabetes, Parkinson's disease, coronary-artery disease and migraines. The books, each fewer than 100 pages, have the twin virtues of being short and crisply written. Their empowering tone will be comforting to the reader. The guides cut right to the chase, giving you just the information you need. Illustrated with colorful...