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Diversions >D10, D11

Jim Hume >D4

It was in October each year that my coal-delivery business started to pick up. It was an all-day Saturday job for which my Uncle George paid me the equivalent of two dollars.

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Standup club performer realized she needed to talk about diagnosis

Friday lunch at the club was a real corker, as it was Veal Cutlet Friday and not to be missed. Many of us arrive early for the repast to reserve a spot for said meal and not face disappointment from the hatchet-faced maître d'.

Books >D9

A vigil will be held Monday for mothers, fathers, extended families and friends who have been touched by the death of an infant. The event marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. Participants will gather at 7 p.m.

Children who wed more likely to leave school, live in poverty, report says

Anthony Bourdain gets verbal lashing from foodies he loves to hate