Show C4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday July 11 2002 FOR BETTER OR WORSE Mom shuns biracial child By Ann Landers V Creators Syndicate Inc so desperate for a husband that she was willing to give up her child to please him You made the right decision to be supportive of your niece even if it meant losing Suzie For your mother’s sake continue to write and call your sister but don’t expect much I hope someday Suzie will come to her senses and realize what she is missing married son DEAR ANN: My recently bought a motorcycle “Grant' used to ride a cycle when he was younger but he was in a terrible accident and broke his leg We thought the biking bug was out of his system but we were wrong Grant refuses to wear a safety helmet and loves to regale us with stories of his “near misses’’ We have told him he is risking his life but he says we are being silly His wife isn’t crazy about his new hobby but she doesn’t want to make waves I am convinced Grant is going to kill himself one of these days He is careless he drinks he has poor judgment and he loves to take risks How can we make him understand that he has a responsibility to his family to stay healthy? — Easy Rider’s Mom in Illinois DEAR MOM: Grant is 47 years old If he wants to drive his motorcycle off a cliff there is nothing you can do about it Your daughter-in-lashould tell the irresponsible idiot that he can ride his bike as much as he wants but he needs to see a lawyer soon to draw up a will He also should discuss organ donation and whether or not he wants to be put bn life support That ought to sober him up DEAR ANN LANDERS: I have not spoken to my sister “Suzie" for two years She was divorced with a teenage daughter She married an unpleasant bigoted man after a short courtship Her new husband convinced Suzie to send her biracial daughter to live with her father Neither he nor Suzie will have anything to do with the girl because of the color of her skin Suzie told the rest of our family that she would never speak to'usagain if We chose to keep in contact with her 'daughter I love my niece and cannot imagine what kind of man would make a mother disown her child My mother and I refused to end our contact with the girl and Suzie no longer speaks to us My mother will be 80 years old soon and I want the family to reconcile Suzie’s daughter is an outstanding young woman She recently received a four-yescholarship to a good uniI Suzie won’t be part of can't believe versity her life or mine I miss my sister Ann Life is too short Tor such hatred How can I get Suzie to communicate with us before it’s too late? — Heartbroken Sister in South Carolina DEAR SC: How shameful that Suzie was ar 2 7 1:'?1 Sh GILBERT H0UD0 I DO ISUMK ALL AROUND AND MAKE PEOPLE LOATHE ME LJHILE AVOIp MAKING DECISIONS YOU LIKE SITTING IN FOR I THE BOSS? THAT'S APPARENTLY WAS GROSSLY ALL YOU I EVER DID BEFORE UNDERPAID JKI ARLOANDJANIS B w water OK for dishwashing? Is cold Pater H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association sanitize until it reaches the boiling point an unlikely scenario for most homemakers who would need a heck of a water heater and would by necessity be forced to wear rubber gloves dishwasher I endorse your As a use we If position adequate amounts of deterwe’re getting them just as clean as do our gent colleagues And what’s more we’re being more ecologically responsible DEAR DR GOTT: In a recent column you stated that histoplasmosis infection has no serieffects Please let me remind ' ous long-terocular histoplasmosis which can lead to you of blindness Why did you omit this complies- -' tion? DEAR READER: By error and I apologize Many years after the initial (pulmonary) infeCr tion histoplasmosis can for unknown reasons to affect the retinal blood vessels leading to problems with sight Time is no prevention or cure Thank you for writing to point out my omission By DEAR DR GOTT: Please enlighten me I wash dishes by hand in cold water because I believe I am conserving energy resources My' friends tell me that dishes washed in cold water are not as clean as those washed in hot I believe that in order for water to sanitize the temperature must drastically exceed what I could possibly tolerate with bare hands Who is correct? DEAR READER: There are two issues here First the benefits of hot water The reason that dishes and pots come cleaner with hot water is that grease and other food remnants are more easily loosened and degraded by the heat hence cleaning is less of a task Second you are correct that water will not cold-wat- hot-wat- GRIZZWELLS er AWERWcW MdWoLP er KTWE IS? m zrrs Horoscope getting involved in conversations about which you know little do more listening Otherwise you' may pretend to know more than you do SAGITTARIUS (Nov 21) — Be wary of attempting to give anybody advice today even about things pn which you may possessexpertise n CAPRICORN (Dec 19) — It is ill advised to share an expensive activity today with someone who is usually reluctant to pay ' his or her fair share b 19) — If you feel AQUARIUS (Jan the need to seek advice today turn to more than one person before making any important decisions PISCES (Feb! 20) — Be prepared to exert a second effort in order to accomplish your goals and ambitions today Achievements may not come as easily as they usually do ARIES (March 19) —Watch out for an acquaintance with ulterior motives that may be trying to manipulate you today y TAURUS (April 20) l— You may overreact about small matters If you do not handle yourself skillfully you will turn what should be a molehill into a mountain - Your judg GEMINI (May ment may not be up to par today In so doing you’ll rob yourself of the chance to grasp the essence of ideas and situations By Bemlco Bods Osot Newspaper Enterprise Association For Thursday July 11 2002 Your birthday It behooves you to do some weeding in your life to clear out die dead-woo- d 23-D- ec 22-Ja- for the year ahead Doing this will make way for happier activities of higher quality CANCER (June 21 July 22) — Carelessness on your part can cause you to lose somethin you consider dear It may not be expensive rather an item that holds fond memories LEO (July 22) — Today what you consider a fleeting comment could turn into a binding commitment Think twice before making any promises VIRGO (Aug' 22) — What you say and what you do may be two different dungs today causing any persons with whom you have dealings to be confused by your behavior LIBRA (Sept 23) — Before buying the information or the check or investing today financial tip you receive from a lioned friend against other sources Instead of SCORPIO (Oct 22) -- - 20-Mar- 23-A- t i 20-Ma- 23-O- ct 24-N- ov ch 21-Ap- ril pt well-mie- a 20-Fe- ' 23-Se- GARRELD ALLEY OOP 2120)- n- —-- 1 Crossword July ACROSS 23 11 2002 42 Strike out MusherV ' 43 Found a vehicle 25 Plains : 1 Sides of bacon 'dweller' 6 Globe feature 25 Licorice herb 11 Type of canoe 30 Nurses orgi' ' 31 Ms — 12 Hunting 7 v '' Ullmann knife 13Thataway'32 la to Fritz 7 15 Fuel tankers 33 Large tub ' 16 Elves 7 35 Davip of old films 18 Concorde ' 7 Bandleader 37 eg '' Brown ' 19 King in V ' ' France 38 Sig Continent 21 Rata into 40 Ohie's pal 22 Hoarfrost' - '41 Bean hull' ' : ' 'J A ‘ AnMwtpPamtoue Sunts mm tWsTi sl-- - 4 j r LiemmCp ainjuamV PMllEj dWoi ClHWNn R'flpngjf peidi ' 46 Start a fire FRANK AND ERNEST 48 Vinegar's ' add- - ' UarkppI! 50 Harvest tool 54 Likrdtylots 7 5 f ! v 7 ''Rand'': 4 Villa ins 5 Diatoct date 4 Kimono ' pTr:pji‘S T'fitptiTETS 9 Make public Plover's 7 7 abode ' 14 Plows Into : 24 29 Paton - again ' 17 Connection ' UWashoff 'J20 Leaves UAiNiOEiD 8 limbe' nukh 'ere '7"-veMk 22 '' HiAli barrel Tob-to- o ' : daughter 49 Jeans Utl— ' 34 Tomato Jelly but ' 39 Totals up preference V'h v : ?S&f: 43 Take it easy’ 44 PC menu ' ' yi- r- V : ' it ' truth Foulup t - - r "V h - r ( r fo 1 'ft? go-wi- th :V ' ' : FrJ T C mmmmrn I '' 52 Avoid die 83 r fCUKk-XTHlSTlH- SITbpelu'e Lv 7 mi & a 26 Coloaaal one ‘ 46Mntc captain 1 27 Fifty-fift- y 47 ElvU' j 36 Results J item 45 Tike care of j ' Again and V 29 Stowe'S-ae15 7 '“V1': 7 ArmyofL J THE BORN LOSER -- neighbor1 Author— ' I (Joeere - v Moon's place 2 Thai 1 3 m F00&:X: ' I ' DOWN-- ’ b PKAMOH OF?7 7 cousin 56 Halted 7: 57 "Lou Grant star 7'’ '' ' r HlMSEtf-T- 55 Ladder r'- : a rV " a ai f t - ' r A 4 r a |