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It’s Not About the Destination…

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Laurita

Yesterday afternoon, I arrived at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami after a four-and-a-half-hour road trip from Orlando to the Hispanicize conference. It was made surprisingly short because we had good company, fellow Latina bloguera Myrah Falco Duque of Coupon … Continue reading →

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Angels Abound in Sin City (Part 3 – Final)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Laurita

Good angels are fallible … they sin every day and fall from Heaven like flies. Anatole France, The Revolt of the Angels     Sorry, but I couldn’t resist beginning a post about “sin” and “angels” with something like that! After … Continue reading →

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Special Update: News on the Kodjoe Front!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Laurita

When I hit “publish” last weekend on the blog post of my exciting encounter with actor Boris Kodjoe, I never expected that a mere four days later, I would have some more exciting news to report! On Monday afternoon, I … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Rundown– Keeping Spina Bifida “Relevant”

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Laurita

Perhaps the toughest challenge I’ve faced in the past nearly two years of Holdin’ Out for a Hero is keeping the spina bifida cause relevant. This not only means keeping it at the top of my feed on Facebook, on … Continue reading →

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Day 222- Rep. Jerry F. Costello (D, Illinois)2

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Laurita

For the next 36 days (from March 28 to May 2),  I will be contacting and writing about 36 extraordinary members of the House of Representatives. They are all extraordinary in that they form the bipartisan Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus, … Continue reading →

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Day 222- Rep. Jerry F. Costello (D, Illinois)2

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Laurita

For the next 36 days (from March 28 to May 2),  I will be contacting and writing about 36 extraordinary members of the House of Representatives. They are all extraordinary in that they form the bipartisan Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus, … Continue reading →

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