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Dear Ann Landers,
hy do people who are loaded with money always win the door prizes, the raffles, and everything else there is to win? It happened again last night. My husband and I attended a church bazaar. When they drew the name of the winner of the mink stole, it was a woman who had a mink scarf on her shoulders and a mink coat at home. Everyone must have thought (as I did) that it would have been very nice if she had turned the stole back and let them auction it off again. Of cource, she didn't. They never do. What do you think about this?-Bystander

Dear By,
The rich don't always win. It just seems like it. And, of course, everyone notices because they are rich. Yes, it would have been nice if Mrs. Gotrocks had turned back the prize, but she was under no obligation to do so. 135

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, whatever they needed I provided. What really hurt my son and I the most was the obituary - we were not mentioned at all. Our friends (mine and hers) were appalled. I was embarrassed and upset for not just me, but for my son-who loved her also. I never been so upset. Her x-husband put his wife and kids and their grandchildren in the obituary, who my girlfriend barely knew. They live an hour away from us. I know its silly to be mad over a little section of the newspaper, but it still hurts. Will time let this devastating loss of her and this article ever go away? I am so angry at this whole situation, its not like we can go and rewrite an obituary notice.

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