Is there a polite way to ask her to address this, short of shouting or splashing?
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Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.
Five years ago, a tragic and depressing environmental story unfolded when thousands of giant sequoia trees, an iconic California species that tower 300 feet high and can live for 3,000 years, were killed during multiple large wildfires that roared across the southern Sierra Nevada.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
Hotel Crosby has cozy lodge vibes with a roaring fire in the lobby, which is stocked with communal games.
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