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“Dear Ann Landers”…. For decades, renowned advice columnist Ann Landers answered countless letters from lovelorn teens, confused couples and others in need of advice. No topic was off-limits. Readers grew to love her direct, insightful and often humorously honest responses. Over a long night in 1975 Chicago, “the lady with all the answers” for others grapples with a dilemma of her own. While revisiting favorite columns on everything from nude housekeeping to the correct way to hang toilet paper, Ann composes the most important letter of her life. As she shares her struggles to complete the column with us, we learn as much about ourselves as about the wise, funny, no-nonsense woman whose daily dialogue with America helped shape the social and sexual landscapes of the last half-century.

Eppie Lederer adopted the name “Ann Landers” when she took over for an advice columnist writing under that name at the Chicago Sun Times in the 1950s. While other advice columns stayed on the light side, Landers tackled tough issues from marital issues to drug abuse. In addition to her columns, Landers also wrote several best-selling books.

The Florissant Fine Arts Council presents The Lady With All The Answers at 2 p.m. on

Sunday, Feb. 28, at Florissant Civic Center Theatre, Parker and Waterford Drive. The presentation is part of their Applause/Applause Series, which is supported by members, the Regional Arts Commission and Missouri Arts. Tickets are $28 for adults and $26 for seniors and students. Group rates are available. For tickets or information, call the box office at 314-921-5678 or go online at www.florissantfinearts.com.

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