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Dear Abby Remembered

The woman behind “Dear Abby” is being remembered. Pauline Phillips has passed away. Her career began in 1956 as Abigail Van Buren. In recent years, Phillips’ daughter has taken over the column. She is survived by her husband of over 70 years Mort Phillips, daughter, grandchildren and great-grandkids. Phillips’ was 94.

Relationships

Canine Companion

One word that comes to mind when thinking about dogs is probably how loyal they can be. Do you remember the image of the lab lying in front of his master’s coffin? That master was a soldier so his coffin was draped with an American Flag. Now, there’s a German Shepherd showing up at church. It’s the church the owner attended in Italy. The Shepherd has been doing that for the last two months. They allow him in since he doesn’t cause a commotion.

Health

Calorie Count

You’d be in calorie budget debt at the end of the day if you eat Cheesecake Factory’s Crispy Chicken Costoletta. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says that dish has the same amount of calories as a 12 piece bucket of chicken from KFC.  Since the dish has 2610 calories, that’s actually more than one day’s recommended calories. The group is asking for legislation from 2010 to be enforced. It requires restaurants to put calorie counts on their menu.
 

Super Storm Sandy

Help Salvation Army Relief Efforts with A Simple Text

Text the word "STORM" to 80888. Then respond with a "yes" when the text response comes to you.

Give Blood and Money Through Red Cross

Because many blood donation centers on the east coast are closed, it is even more important for we who are out of harm’s way to donate. www.RedCross.org has all you need to know. You may also give money via that web site, or you can give $10 via text message by texting the word “RedCross” to 90999.