Rare Columns Added to Erma Bombeck Online Museum
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Summary:
In 1946, at 19, Erma Fiste took a part-time clerical job in the personnel office of Rike’s department store in Dayton, Ohio. One of her tasks was writing for the Arkay News, the store's monthly employee magazine, in which Erma illuminated "the human side of just everyday humdrums that make you laugh at yourself in spite of any old situation." Fifteen of her columns from the Arkay News are now part of the Erma Bombeck Online Museum. The online museum was launched in February 2002. The museum includes audio and video clips of Erma's family and friends, such as Phil Donahue, Bil Keane, Mike Peters and Liz Carpenter. The museum also contains rare photos, complete episodes of the Maggie sitcom Erma wrote and executive produced, and video clips of Erma on Good Morning America. More than 100,000 people visit the online museum each year.
