Dear Abby

Cedar Rapids, city of. Gazette, The. (Gazette Company, Gazette Communications, GFOC). Gazette Historical. Shown is a page from The Gazette's company newsletter, "The Gazette Set" (Volume 2, Number 3), showing Abigail Van Buren "Dear Abby" touring the company's building Wednesday. September 13, 1978. (See also NICA ID 3444114)
Monday, 28 January 2013

Memories of Dear Abby, Arrow Inn and Winter Dance Party

When longtime advice columnist Dear Abby (Pauline Phillips) died on Jan. 16 at age 94, Bruce Eichacker of Amana recalled her visit to Cedar Rapids in 1978. For there, sitting in his family room, is the framed thank-you letter he received from her after he sent his classic Rolls-Royce with uniformed chauffeur to pick her [...]

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Sunday, 2 September 2012

Changes in store for Gazette, Gazette.com

CEDAR RAPIDS — Next week, we’re rolling out some significant changes to The Gazette and TheGazette.com. Come Tuesday 9/4, the Community section returns, with local news and features organized by geographical region. This is where you’ll find Dave Rasdal’s Ramblin’ column on Mondays and Wednesdays, a new daily feature highlighting things to do, as well [...]

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