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I'm a mother of three young children and a former newscaster-turned-PR director who writes to stay sane! If you like what you see, click on over to monashand.blogspot.com for more!

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My dad, the Egyptian astronaut

When I was 5, I was relatively certain my dad could fly and was living a secret life as an astronaut. Though he was a mild-mannered Egyptian immigrant who worked as a radiologist by day, around that time he began disappearing more frequently in the evenings and weekends. He claimed

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Brighton student lands $10K donation to spread kindness

Charlotte Mandziuk, now a 10-year-old fifth grader at Maltby Intermediate in Brighton, was very young when she learned a painful lesson: recess isn’t all fun and games. Three years ago, when she

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You can’t have your hummus and hate Arabs, too

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December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

Finding My Way and My Words (With A Little Help from “Hamilton”) 

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June 24, 2019June 24, 2019

Pinckney teen earns Girl Scouts’ highest honor by inspiring youth

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Daddies do ballet in Brighton

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A crock pot Christmas

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December 12, 2018December 23, 2018

You can’t have your hummus and hate Arabs, too

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December 13, 2017

Toys ‘R Us mascot helps kick off Recess KLUB program

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November 15, 2017

Venetian Masquerade will highlight Opera House’s past, present, future

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October 3, 2017October 3, 2017

Brighton student lands $10K donation to spread kindness

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August 11, 2017September 3, 2020

Stuck in the middle: Do the screws in my new hip match my dress?

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August 8, 2017

Thanks for nothing, April the Giraffe. Really. I mean that.

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