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Amy Dickinson Amy Dickinson is a syndicated advice columnist, penning the "Ask Amy" column, which appears in over 100 newspapers. For the past ten years, Dickinson's commentaries and radio stories have been featured on All Things Considered.
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Opinion

For Witty, Warm, Wonderful Advice, We Asked Beth

For years, Elizabeth Winship, the inimitable force behind Ask Beth, dispensed warm, smart advice to the young and hopelessly confused. Commentator Amy Dickinson pays tribute to a fellow Agony Aunt.

For Witty, Warm, Wonderful Advice, We Asked Beth

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Wednesday

Opinion

Views Of The Water, Wise Landlord Included

Renting a stranger's beach house can often make you wonder about the quirks of its permanent residents. For commentator Amy Dickinson, photos and notes from her absent landlord make him feel present, and mysteriously all-knowing.

Views Of The Water, Wise Landlord Included

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Thursday

Opinion

Pop Culture

Ask Amy: Advice For Those Stressed Out At State

Advice columnist Amy Dickinson normally concerns herself with affairs of the heart -- not affairs of state. But this week changed everything. Take, for example, a satirically fabricated letter from "Stressed out at State."

Ask Amy: Advice For Those Stressed Out At State

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Wednesday

Opinion

Archie Broke My Heart! Now What?

The Archie Comics Web site shows Archie on the cover of issue No. 600 down on bended knee proposing to ... Veronica! After 67 years, it appears the carrot-topped Archie will marry va-va-voomy rich-girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty. That has many fans angry, but their pain is nothing compared to what Betty is going through. Commentator Amy Dickinson has some advice for the heartbroken blonde.

Archie Broke My Heart! Now What?

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Tuesday

Opinion

Growing Flowers And Fathers

Writer Amy Dickinson's father walked away from his family when she was 12 years old, leading to many years of estrangement. But this Father's Day, as the petunias and pansies in her garden take root and grow, Dickinson finds that her flowers are helping to fertilize her dormant relationship with her dad.

Growing Flowers And Fathers

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Thursday

Opinion

Skating Rough, and Getting Over It

Commentator Amy Dickinson says she has always ice skated, but she never had much style. Where she grew up, everyone knew how to skate — some quite well. This year, Dickinson found out that her problem was that she was trying to be a figure skater, when her inner style was a little rougher, almost a hockey style of skating.

Skating Rough, and Getting Over It

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Sunday

Business

Political Decorum and Dick Cheney's Expletive

When Vice President Dick Cheney used a vulgarity to tell Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy what he could go do with himself in the Senate this week, it created quite a stir in the Capital. NPR's Andrea Seabrook gets a little perspective on the week's "vocabulary malfunction" with the help of Chicago Tribune columnist Amy Dickinson and Rutgers Political Science Professor Ross Baker.

Political Decorum and Dick Cheney's Expletive

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Monday

All Things Considered

Commentary: A Cellular Commitment-Phobe

Commentator Amy Dickinson describes her change of cell phone service as a lover might describe the end of a romantic relationship. She says strain was put on the relationship by the changing demands of the provider and her attraction to new, slicker models and services.

Commentary: A Cellular Commitment-Phobe

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Wednesday

All Things Considered

Chicago Tribune Names Ann Landers Replacement

Michele Norris talks with Amy Dickinson about her new job as a column writer for the Chicago Tribune. She's filling a position left by Eppie Lederer, better known as Ann Landers. Dickinson, who used to be a commentator for All Things Considered, will call her column "Ask Amy."

Chicago Tribune Names Ann Landers Replacement

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Tuesday

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