Mr. Tower began writing a stamp column for The New Haven Register in his spare time in 1968, and he took over the column in The Times in 1973, with an emphasis on introducing readers to the hobby and informing them about new issues of stamps.
He asked if she was interested in taking over the column.
(Mrs. Phillips's daughter, Jeanne Phillips, took over the column unofficially in 1987 and officially in 2000).
Anderson took over the column after Pearson's death in 1969, and increased its influence.
It's a nervous moment when you tinker with a successful series, but this blog was so fun I couldn't resist allowing a parent to take over the column.
The blog post you sent me cited 3 examples, out of probably a thousand published questions that Andrew has asked since he took over the column.
(By the by, has anyone considered the prospect of giving over the column, for one day only, to one half of the Moldy Peaches? Kimya Dawson's Playlist does have a ring to it).
Her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, took over the column "unofficially in 1987 and officially in 2000," according to The Times.
He took over the column when Pearson died in 1969 and ran it, with an ever-changing cast of interns, until his retirement in 2001.
The French, who maintain 1,300 troops in Chad, fired warning shots over the column.
"I never gave David Geffen veto power over the column," she said.
