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Family Feud Starts After Ann Landers' Death
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Posted on 06/27/2002 12:14:08 PM PDT by chance33_98

Family Feud Starts After Ann Landers' Death
Daughter Says 'Dear Abby' Columnist Profiting From Aunt's Death

POSTED: 8:37 a.m. EDT June 27, 2002

CHICAGO -- The death of Ann Landers, (pictured, left) is causing a family feud.

Landers' daughter is accusing her cousin -- who writes the "Dear Abby" column -- of trying to cash in on her mother's legacy.

Margo Howard said she's "highly offended" by Jeanne Phillips' interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Tuesday.

The Ann Landers and Dear Abby columns are both syndicated across the country, and compete for newspaper subscribers.

Howard, who writes an advice column of her own for the online magazine Slate, told The Chicago Tribune that Phillips is using Landers' death to win more clients.

A statement from Phillips' syndicator said she's turned down other TV appearances and has done nothing to profit from her aunt's death.


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Maybe they should write dear abby and ask her what to do...
1 posted on 06/27/2002 12:14:08 PM PDT by chance33_98
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2 posted on 06/27/2002 12:21:10 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: chance33_98
Hahahaha! Love your post. Why do these silly women have to throw dirt on the long career of Ann Landers? I guess Ann would say to them: MYOB!
3 posted on 06/27/2002 12:21:39 PM PDT by EggsAckley
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To: chance33_98
So sad when family’s fight like this...

.... maybe they should write themselves for advise

4 posted on 06/27/2002 1:26:10 PM PDT by tophat9000
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To: chance33_98
Money... always brings a family together in tragedy, doesn't it?
5 posted on 06/27/2002 1:53:23 PM PDT by pabianice
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