December 11, 2023
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Icon: Rita Lowman
When I was 2, my parents divorced, and, (when I was) 5, they both remarried. So, for the first years of their marriages to my stepparents, I was living six months with one parent and six months with the other. When I was 9, I had the opportunity to go before a judge and he asked me what I wanted to happen. Since my parents only lived about five blocks apart, I said I wanted to live with my mom during the week and my dad on the weekends. The judge thought that was a great idea. For a judge to listen to me, a 9-year-old, that made a big impression on me. After that, I knew I would have the opportunity to have my voice heard.
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Published on 9/11/2023
Florida Icon: Penelope Bodry-Sanders
My mom and dad were living in Chicago when my mom saw an ad that included someone wearing a polka dot bathing suit, and she decided that she needed to move to Florida.
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Published on 10/7/2022
Florida Icon: Christopher Still
"People are hungry to see where they live expressed in art."
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Published on 1/11/2022
