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Dear Abby

In the USA, people have been writing to advice columns "Dear Abby" or "Ask Ann Landers" since time immemorial. The advice column "Dear Abby" was founded by Pauline Philips in 1956 the pen name Abigail van Buren and has carried on till today by her daughter Jeanne Philips. Her pen name was coined by using the name of Biblical figure Abigail from the book of 1 Samuel and the last name of a former US President van Buren.    "Ask Ann Landers" was written by Pauline's twin sister. In memorabilia of Dear Abby Radio Show, Dear Abby has a Star in Hollywood Walk of Fame. After all these years, you can imagine her contribution to society has been immense. Pauline Philips died on 16 January 2013 aged 94 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for some years. Dear Abby received, gave advice to and helped many with all kinds of problems from marital, suicidal, love, relationship, work problems, teens, sex, drugs, family, etc. The list is end...