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Jan 2, 2023Liked by Jessica Craven

What a beautiful photo of the two of you! Enjoy the days off!

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Thank you, Adele!

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Jan 2, 2023Liked by Jessica Craven

Stunning New Year’s message from President Zelenskyy!

Glad you and your family are enjoying some incredibly hard won time off. Love the skating pic!

Onward to 2023 with hope and resolve. Grateful for your leadership, Jess!

Happy New Year to all🎊

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Isn't it just amazing? I'm going to watch it again today. Talk about leadership!

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Jan 2, 2023Liked by Jessica Craven

Happy New Year, Jessica, to you and your family. Happy to see you taking some real time off relaxing a bit! Thank you again for everything that you do for us everyday and especially for the positivity you are sending us with into 2023. Blessings to you for good health and happiness.

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Back at you, Laurie! I look forward to another great year of work with you all. Happy 2023!

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Jan 2, 2023Liked by Jessica Craven

Thank you Jessica for being my inspiration for action last year. I love the way you go for it, and are so action oriented. I am glad you've had a weeks rest.

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Thanks, Seymour! You're no slouch yourself! (;

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Mutual admiration society! But you are my role model.

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Jan 2, 2023Liked by Jessica Craven

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting President Zelenskyy's year end message.

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Incredible, right? He blows my mind.

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Your wonderful picture was the perfect way to begin my day and New Year ! And, as always, a thank you for you. We can’t do it without you. Happy 2023.

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Thank you, KC! You too!

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Jan 2, 2023Liked by Jessica Craven

Happy New Year! Thanks for the link to President Zelensky’s powerful message to the people of Ukraine. I have posted your newsletter in the 3 private political Facebook groups that I’m in so everyone will see it and find the link at the bottom.

I’m hopeful that 2023 will be critical year for worldwide democracy. Thanks for all your time and energy.

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It WILL be a critical year. We can make it so. And thank you for sharing his message. It's one everyone should see.

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Love the photo! Love Mohonk. (My mom’s retirement dinner was celebrated there. 30 years public school kindergarten!) You are a wonder! I’m ever astounded by your energy and resilience and stick-to-it-I’ve-ness. I start the year off with a burst of appreciation for you for for all the ways you guided and support the rest of us. Thank you! Cheers to the new year, too.

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Thank you, Colleen. We have had the great good fortune to go to Mohonk several times now--my step-father Tom does concerts there twice a year, and in return he gets a bunch of free nights that he graciously shares with his kids and their kids. We could never afford to go, but it really is such a magical place--it's something my kid looks forward to all year. Also, thanks for the kind words. 2023 will be even better, I promise!

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I love that you got some free nights! (I think the teacher’s association sprung for the reservation. It would’ve been in the school gym otherwise, I bet.) Enjoy!

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Wonderful, joyful pic of you two skating into the New Year !

Thanks for the link sharing wins for trans rights/people ! Gives me hope for my peeps here in Florida.😎

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Good! And that newsletter is fantastic if trans rights are an area of interest for you.

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TCinLA is quite the cool dude. Indeed, the WaPo article is a good one, too. President Zelenskkyy's message should be broadcast on every tv and radio station. 🥂 to a new year and ongoing partaking of democracy.

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