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• In My Shoes: Not giving up

  I did it. I bought a minivan. And then I cut my hair short.

  10/30/2011 12:00 AM
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• In My Shoes: The nest is starting to empty

  My oldest son has gone to college. I miss him already and he has only been gone two months, one week, two days, five hours and 63 minutes.

  10/23/2011 12:00 AM
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• Shoes: Here's to not needing 'Breast Cancer Awareness'

  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Raise your hand if you know someone who has had breast cancer. Me too. In fact, I come from a family of breast-cancer survivors. Suffice it to say that I am aware of breast cancer. And I bet you are, too.

  10/16/2011 12:00 AM
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  Shoes: Rant from a mom who's tired of kids' menus

  As I write this, I know some moms out there will disagree with me. Thus, I'll add a caveat that, as a first-time mom, I do not proclaim to be an expert.

  10/09/2021 12:00 AM
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  In My Shoes: Seven brothers and seven sisters

  So much to say, so few words allotted to say it in, so let me begin this way: Most people's jaws drop — well, that's not quite right. The jaws of about 99.9 percent of the people I meet drop when I tell them I own a professional football team.

  10/02/2022 12:00 AM
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• Walking 60 miles for her mom and many others

  Sept. 25, 2010, was the day I buried my mom; Sept. 25, 2011, is the last day of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk in Washington. Three days, 60 miles. I can do it!

  09/25/2011 12:00 AM
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• In My Shoes: three generations, a minivan and the open road

  In April 2002, my 23-year-old daughter, decided to move back to Arcata, Calif., where she had lived as an exchange student her junior year at college.

  09/18/2011 12:00 AM
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  In My Shoes: Remembering Sept. 11

  The memories of 9/11 are fresh and crisp in my mind. I can't remember what I had for dinner last night, but I can remember the smell in the air in New York City on Sept. 12, 2001.

  09/11/2021 12:00 AM
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