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Birthday bash for Jack Latvala on Friday

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What do you get the candidate who already has everything or, at least 300K in his campaign account? I don’t know, but I will wish Senator Latvala a happy birthday.

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Twenty years later, I return to the altar

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Yesterday was a special birthday for me for more than the obvious chronological reasons. That’s because I began the day in a place few would imagine me: the altar at St. Mary Our Lady of Grace church. I was the second lector, charged with reading a chapter from a Letter from St. Paul to the Ephesians. I was extraordinarily nervous during the reading, and I’ve spoken before some pretty big audiences before. I was just so filled with the Holy…

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Another birthday for a great friend

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If I squint my eyes hard enough, I can look back and see my first day of 2nd grade Gifted class. It was way back then that I met my first girl (space) friend…the spectacular Sharon Rasponi. For over 20 years now, Sharon and I have been friends. First in our Gifted class, then at Holy Family, next at Northeast and throughout our college years. Throughout it all, Sharon has been close by. And best of all, she has been my…

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A week left of twentysomething life

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Seven days are all that are left before I turn 30. Because my birthday falls on January 4th, it faces the danger of being lost in the holiday shuffle. I, of course, do my absolute best to make sure this does not happen. See, I believe in the specialness of someone’s birthday and have always done my best to make my family and friends’ birthdays not just another day. Of course, this is done quid pro quo, with me keeping…

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