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We've come a long way from having one land line that was forbidden to be answered during dinner. We had no answering machine, just a dad who barked, 'Who calls during dinner? If it's important, they'll call back.' He was right.

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
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