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An introverted bride, and a spotlight-seeking sister Jan 19th 2013, 00:18 Adapted from a recent online discussion. Hi, Carolyn: My entire life, I have been the quiet, introverted child and my sister was the extroverted, ham sister. We are now in our 20s. I am starting a career I love and am recently engaged. My sister is a struggling actress. But what was cute and endearing when we were kids has become irritating and a little selfish as adults. Read full article >> Ethio­pian kids teach themselves with tablets Jan 18th 2013, 22:40 The kids in a village in the East African country of Ethiopa wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all know the English alphabet, and some can make words. Read full article >> Kids weigh in the right to vote Jan 18th 2013, 22:39 We continue the debate over whether kids should be able to vote. KidsPost ran a story about a proposal in Germany to let kids vote and then ran some of your ideas in Thursday's edition of KidsPost. Here are some more opinions. Read full article >> Carolyn Hax: Parents obsessing over daughter's weight Jan 18th 2013, 22:06 Dear Carolyn: I am a 30-year-old woman with a BMI of 24.9, the top of the "healthy" range. I believe I am attractive and healthy and I am consistently told by friends, boyfriends, and other family members that I am beautiful. Sure I wouldn't mind losing a couple of pounds, like most other women in this country, but I like myself the way I am. Read full article >> Read this: Dear Abby and Ann Landers; watching Obama age; Manti Te'o; Tareq Salahi; Jim Messina Jan 18th 2013, 16:31 Other interesting stories in The Washington Post: The obituary of Pauline Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, aka Dear Abby offers many delights, most involving her twin sister/rival advice columnist/best friend Esther Lederer, aka Ann Landers. Did you know that at their gargantuan double wedding in 1939, Esther subbed in a new groom at the last minute? Also see a tribute from Carolyn Hax. Read full article >> 'Barack Steady' is D.C. street vendor's song of hope Jan 18th 2013, 01:34 Royal Height's chance at stardom is fading. Earlier this week, he pulled his white van into the parking lot of a District Heights record store. He stuffed his black nylon jacket with copies of CDs, carrying with them the hope of resuscitating a song he thinks is classic — but not timeless. Read full article >> Universal medicine for travelers Jan 17th 2013, 23:32 When Jessica MacKenzie Murthy needed medical attention in Bangalore for three bouts of food poisoning, a sinus infection and one pregnancy, she didn't rush to the nearest ER. With a clear head often absent in emergency situations, she bypassed the public hospitals for private clinics and, once admitted, eyeballed the facility for proper hygiene. Read full article >>

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