Dear Ann Landers, hat can a secretary do about a boss who seems to lie awake nights thinking of small ways to irritate her? When he laughs, the whole building shakes. He pops his chewing gum and cracks his knuckles. Last week he took off his shoes and cracked his toes. When he talks to me on the intercom, he breathes so hard between sentences I want to scream. Sometimes he coughs and wheezes-all this with a cigar clenched between his teeth so his words are barely in-telligible. Some days when he is extremely busy, he will tell me not to put through any calls. Later in the day, when I give him a list of the callers, he gets mad and yells, "Why didn't you put Mr. X. and Mrs. R. through? You should have known those calls were important!" So in addition to having the patience of a saint, I am expected to be a mind reader. Any suggestions? -Only Human and That's Not Enough
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Dear Readers, , “My one vote won’t matter, so I just didn’t bother”? For several years I was an election judge supervisor at one of the precincts in our city. The following was copied from a page in The Election Judge's Manual. Since your column is nationally syndicated, perhaps it will be read by many people who will finally realize how important one vote can be. If our right to vote in a free election were ever taken away, there would be utter chaos. Please, Ann, get behind this. How Important Is One Vote? In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed. In 1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeach-ment. In 1875, one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic. In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency of the U.S. In 1923, one vote gave Adolf Hitler leadership in the Nazi Party. In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service-just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked. -From Missouri
