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Your cover story on Erma Bombeck [LIVING, July 2] was a revealing close-up of that gifted lady. I must be a maverick. I am not one of her fans. But I admire her ability and the self-discipline she brings to her work. If she has been able to ease the strain of thousands of harassed housewives and mothers dealing with their daily chores, so much the better. Catherine T. Squires New London...
...Erma Bombeck lives in us all. My law-student daughter says I gave her three housekeeping tips: keep pins in the pincushion, have a pencil by the phone and arrange fresh flowers when you do not have time to dust. Those chores will not kill her, and following that advice should fit in with her law career. Long live Erma's revenge: laughter. Martha Weston Plano, Texas...
...part of motherhood is the pleasure in reading and loving Erma Bombeck's observations. Robin Endow Las Vegas...
...husband claims one of Erma's columns can undo what I have learned in six months of Heloise. Connie Daley Upper St. Clair...
...Erma Bombeck may be the best friend I ever had. Mary Lou Seubert Eugene...