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The crusade to influence others in our society has become a major ambition and for some a full-time job.

More than seventeen million Americans suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia, also known as paraskevidekatriaphobia, though they seldom admit it, mainly because they can’t pronounce it.Loosely translated, paraskevidekatriaphobia means, “I’d like to buy a vowel, Pat.” Joking.

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Dear Readers, Having worked throughout a brutally cold winter, out in the big shed (where when it was -5 outside it was a tolerable 20 degrees inside) I designed my gardens and my chick and duck brooders.

There’s a lot going on in the world.

Dear Readers, I had a wonderful six-day Western KS excursion to visit family and friends last week. But one of my favorite things about going… Login to continue reading Login…

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Dear Asking Eric: You’ll be giving out advice in this new syndicated column.

DEAR DR.

Dear Readers: To mark my last week of publishing “Ask Amy,” I’ve fired up the Ask Amy Wayback machine, and will run some favorite previously published Q&As.Following is my very first column, published in July 2003.Dear Amy: I have a major problem that has come up just before my Wedding in Chicago.