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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Wife learns man was seeking
more than exercise at the gym
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
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BY JOHNNY HART
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family gathering at my grandparents’
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we have been able to work through it
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tell anyone. I’m afraid of Jared now
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don’t blame you for distrusting your husband. family name.”
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relationship with the woman at the gym, and doesn’t mind. A few family members think
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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