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Month: July 2016

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Interviewing a Nobel Peace Prize Winner

25/07/201614/03/2018 AshleyLeave a comment

Last night I had the opportunity to see Malala Yousafzai speak at the University of Washington. Security was tight, and as a result the event started about an hour late. The space was also really warm, but people (mostly) handled things just fine. Despite the delays and the heat, Ms. Yousafzai had the room from… Continue reading Interviewing a Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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Appearing on All In With Chris Hayes

19/07/201614/03/2018 AshleyLeave a comment

I used to watch Chris Hayes’s show. I didn’t stop for any reason other than I don’t have cable anymore, and my podcast app doesn’t appear to have streaming audio of his show. But I follow him on Twitter, and appreciate his feed. There’s news, there’s commentary, there’s the occasional sports tweet. If you don’t… Continue reading Appearing on All In With Chris Hayes

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Announcing a Vice Presidential Candidate

16/07/201614/03/2018 AshleyLeave a comment

So the past few weeks have been utter shit, right? Like, we can all agree? Sure, we all may have had some individual great days and accomplishments, but there have been a whole of awful things. Mass shootings, killings by police officers, killings of police offers, a large truck driven through a crowd watching fireworks,… Continue reading Announcing a Vice Presidential Candidate

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Leading a Professional Sports League

11/07/201614/03/2018 AshleyLeave a comment

On Saturday night, the Seattle Reign played an away soccer match against the Western New York Flash in Rochester. Ninety minutes later, the match ended with the Flash winning 3-2. But people who care about respect in professional women’s sports are still talking about it, because it was an example of how far women still… Continue reading Leading a Professional Sports League

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