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My husband and I stopped in a local building supply store today. We were looking to but a swing for the yard. An employee came by to ask us if we needed some help. We asked about getting the swing in another color. He replied that it only came in one color and then started to comment about how someone must have trucked in all the mosquitoes last night and how bad they were outside. He was very...

On Friday, I received a call from a young man indicating he was conducting some research on behalf of Bank of America. It was a customer satisfaction survey. After he told me the conversation was being recorded, I took the liberty of giving him a piece of my mind. I told him it disturbed me that Bank of America was spending, perhaps millions, to get opinions on their customer service---and the...

There‘s always one thing or another going on with me. I guess that it’s just the nature of things and as my late Uncle Copernicus would say “Kid, if it’s not one thing, it’s two or three of ‘em.” My current problem is musical. For the past few days, there has been a song rattling around inside my head-like a couple of loose marbles. I can’t seem to turn it off, at least...

There‘s always one thing or another going on with me. I guess that it’s just the nature of things and as my late Uncle Copernicus would say “Kid, if it’s not one thing, it’s two or three of ‘em.” My current problem is musical. For the past few days, there has been a song rattling around inside my head-like a couple of loose marbles. I can’t seem to turn it off, at least...

BRADLEY SCOTT ROENFELDT Dear Sir or Madam: I love broadcasting, and I am interested in employment opportunities in the Omaha/Lincoln, Nebraska, area. • I am an eager and reliable employee. • I routinely arrive early for work each day so that I have ample time to prepare for my daily duties and can be ready to go to work at my scheduled start time. • I am...

Not being a woman normally prone to violence, I shocked myself this morning when I shook my...