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DEAR ANNIE: Mom worried about bad influence at kids’ camp

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DEAR ANNIE: My 13-year-old daughter recently came home from two weeks at sleepaway camp, where she became very close to another girl in her bunk. At first, I was thrilled. My daughter has always been a little shy, and she came home talking nonstop about how funny, confident and “grown-up” this new friend seemed. A few days later, I learned that the girl had been encouraging my daughter to kiss boys during evening activities and had tried to convince her to sneak alcohol from an older camper’s bag. My daughter insists that she did not drink anything, but she admitted that she ...

DEAR ANNIE: Neighbor’s barking dog keeps baby awake

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DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I recently welcomed our first baby, and we are exhausted but overjoyed. We live in an apartment building, and after weeks of trial and error, we finally started getting our daughter onto a somewhat predictable sleep schedule. The problem is our next-door neighbor’s dog. It barks at everything: people in the hallway, delivery workers, car doors and even the elevator bell. Just when I get the baby down for a nap, the barking starts and wakes her up. Then she becomes overtired, cries for hours and has trouble sleeping at night. I understand that apartment ...

Experts say tossing food after date has passed can be wasteful

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SAN FRANCISCO — If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply because of the date printed on the label. But often it is still perfectly edible, according to experts. With no federal regulations requiring standardized labels for dates on food except for baby formula, it’s no surprise that deciphering terms like “Best Before,” “Best By,” “Best If Used By,” “Enjoy By,” and “Sell By” can be mind-boggling. What most people don’t ...

Bridge by Steve Becker for Aug. 4

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Assume you’ve reached three notrump on the bidding shown and West leads a spade to East’s jack, which you win with the king. You can now count eight sure tricks, and your only chance for a ninth lies in the club suit. Without any opposing bidding, the percentage play in clubs would be to ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Going home to die is rarely the only option

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DEAR DR. ROACH: A dear friend of ours was diagnosed with lung cancer and subsequently had a stroke. Since then, he was told that he had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and that there wasn’t any treatment for it. The doctors don’t want to do surgery for the cancer because they’re afraid that he might have another stroke, so he’s been left without options. They told him that he could spend his time going from doctor to doctor or go home and be with his family for whatever time he has left. Does all this sound reasonable to you? Any light you can shed on this would be ...

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