The Saturday Evening Post

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Letters

UNFAIR DISADVANTAGE • Because local property taxes fund public schools, the system often punishes those who live in low-income neighborhoods. Their schools get less funding, shoddier facilities, and less effective teachers

THE QUIET DIET • The price of modernity is a constant assault of bleating, clanging, whirring, and buzzing

‘DEAR IDIOT!’ • My earliest published work did not always receive the highest magnitude of praise

ON HAVING FUN WHILE CHRONICALLY ILL • Why is it that when people with disabilities do practically anything active it’s taken as proof that we’re bluffing about our condition?

PICTURE PERFECT

ASK THE MANNERS GUY • FOOD FIGHT

Seriously Good Films • Noted film critic Bill Newcott, creator of AARP’s “Movies for Grownups,” offers his picks

TOP 10 READS • Every month, Amazon staffers sift through hundreds of new books searching for gems. Here’s what Amazon editor Chris Schluep chose especially for Post readers this season:

Fax and Fiction

THE GRID: TALKING TURKEY

Break the Code

WINKLER HENRY • On beyond Fonzie

‘Friends Help Friends’

Upcycled Paper Frame

Homemade Marshmallows

Apps for Giving

Be Health Smart Overseas • A little preparation can make all the difference

TRAVEL

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

NO GIFTS THIS YEAR

MIXED MESSAGE • Unscramble the words below and then place each letter above the corresponding number at the bottom to reveal a quip about exercise from Joan Rivers.

HOW DR. SEUSS STOLE CHRISTMAS! • The making of the classic Grinch holiday cartoon

Who Is Dr. Seuss? • He’s surprisingly normal, calm even – except when a deadline looms

Della’s Lost Letter • The letter should have been mailed more than 40 years ago. It wasn’t. When it arrived three weeks ago, it could have been thrown out. It wasn’t. Everything connected with this letter seems a mistake. It isn’t.

LATE BLOOMERS • Making too much of those who achieve success early — whether measured by college admission, a glamour job, money, or fame — can make it seem that the rest of us are destined to be also-rans for the rest of our lives

‘WHEN CAN I RETURN TO MY UNIT?’ • Meeting America’s wounded warriors as they recover at our top military hospitals

NEW VETERANS MUSEUM: HONORING OUR HEROES

HEARTWARMING TRADITIONS • Christmas is a season outside of time. Each holiday is new and fresh while at the same time connecting us to every other Christmas we’ve ever known. So each holiday season brings with it not just joyful moments but a generous helping of the past.

The Hawk

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MEDICAL MAILBOX

THE TICKLE CURE

Be Nice to Your Neck

FRUIT JUICE FACTS

MAKING LIGHT WORK OF DRY EYES

SMART TIPS FOR STORING DRUGS

IS YOUR DOCTOR'S LAB COAT A HEALTH HAZARD?

Flu season is back!

SEAFOOD CELEBRATE ! • Try an Aussie-inspired twist for your holiday gathering

HUMOR THE GOOD WOMAN • Dani Klein Modisett uses laughter to connect with dementia patients

DEADLY LESSON • A 1919 outbreak of botulism that was traced to canned foods terrified consumers and ultimately gave rise to America’s food...