Dear Abby column excerpt from 1979 recap
Dear Abby offers relationship and financial guidance in a set of reader letters. A woman in Manhattan seeks love while a cop partner resists commitment. A Spokane aunt defends practical wedding gifts. A worried wife asks about wills and asset rights.
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Aunt Rose
Spokane
Top Ten Best Selling Records Of The Week
The Cash Box nationwide survey lists Rod Stewart as number one with Do Ya Think I'm Sexy followed by Chic Le Freak and Village People Y M C A in the top three. Bee Gees Too Much Heaven Olivia Newton John A Little More Love Hot Chocolate Every I s a Winner Earth Wind & Fire September Nicolette Larson Lotta Love Cheryl Lynn Got To Be Real round out the top ten.
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Rod Stewart
Chic
Bee Gees
Fire
Pointer Sisters
Olivia Newtonsore
Hot Chocolate
Earth, Wind & Fire
Nicolette Larson
Cheryl Lynn
The Good Old Days and Selective Nostalgia
A reflection on nostalgia's bias toward an idealized past. The piece argues selective retention elevates earlier eras while downplaying negatives, noting America’s century included wars, inflation, and social strife, yet the past remains a valuable frame for gratitude and memory. It invites readers to write to Dr. Brown in Washington, DC.
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America
McKinley
Ziegfield
China
Are You a Procrastinator You Struggle With Delays
The article cites Harper's Bazaar February issue linking procrastination to anxiety obsession and depression. It cites Dr Michael Sacks and Dr Leon Salzman on childhood roots and obsessive traits and lists questions to test for procrastination while urging action to overcome fear and regain present focus.
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Harper’s Bazaar
Michael Sacks
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Sacks
Leon Salzman
Georgetown University School of Medicine
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