Reader's Digest October 2017 | Page 4

Vol. 58 | No. 10 OCTOBER 2017 | P. 26 Everyday Heroes 18 Safety Squad Using social media to fight racism and make Toronto secure. V I B H U G A I R O L A VOICES & VIEWS Department of Wit READER FAVOURITES 12 Humour in Uniform 22 Life’s Like That 32 Points to Ponder 49 It Happens Only in India 56 Laughter, the Best Medicine 75 As Kids See It 99 All in a Day’s Work 26 Why I Have Takeout on Speed Dial There’s no such thing as nacho soup. DAV I D T H O R N E In My Opinion 28 Increase Public Spending in Healthcare It’s time to restore our health system. D R K . S R I N AT H R E D DY 131 Quickipedia You Be the Judge 164 Quotable Quotes REGULAR FEATURES 10 Dear Reader 14 Over to You 44 News from the World of Medicine 52 Shocking Notes 154 Brainteasers 156 Laugh Lines OCTOBER 2017 Do children have an inherent claim over their parents’ property? S U C H I S M I TA U K I L 36 Silence in a World of Noise How technology is drowning us. P I CO I Y E R Finish this Sentence 40 “My favourite word is …” 163 Studio | Rightful Owner Words of Lasting Interest 38 Good News 4 34 The Case of the | READER’S DIGEST ➸ 157 Word Power