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un violence is alive and well in America, where a nation grieves over the senseless mass killings in Orlando, Florida, and Dallas. Included are the police-involved shootings of African-American men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and St. Paul, Minnesota. While not connected, those events led to the needless murders of Dallas officers July 7.

All lives matter. These days, it seems folks of various ethnicities, professions and sexual preferences are being targeted. If that’s not bad enough, riflescopes set on those protecting the freedoms we cherish really cross the line.

After the Dallas tragedy, Mayor Ivy Taylor voiced her commitment to “strengthening police-community relations” in San Antonio, which isn’t among cities noted for tension between residents and lawmen.

Taylor said the San Antonio Police Department is updating its training procedures and “having deep discussions regarding the use of non-deadly as well as deadly force.”

Law-enforcement officers are working with neighborhood leaders to curb gun violence in the city.

Police Chief William McManus and Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau are asking neighbors to remain vigilant.

That’s a good suggestion anytime.

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CLARIFICATION: A story in the July edition of LOCAL Community News about Iggy’s Italian Ice, 3107 TPC Parkway, should have said the Gelati is Italian ice layered with ice cream. Also, store prices are $4 for a small and $6 for a large.

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Dialing down on cellphone hang-ups

by SUSAN YERKES

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efore diving into observations on this surreal summer with its oppressive temperatures, headlines full of tragedy, and polarized groups here and abroad, I have some good news.

After my July column concerning potential changes to the University of Texas at San Antonio’s HemisFair campus and the Institute of Texan Cultures, in relation to a possible bid to create a downtown baseball stadium,

longtime San Antonio Conservation Society leader Nancy Avellar informed me her organization is going to bat to preserve the distinctive ITC building.

In a letter to University of Texas Board of Regents Chairman Paul L. Foster, UTSA President Ricardo Romo, District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño and Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp. CEO Andres Andujar, society President Janet Dietel notes: “Not only is the Institute of Texan Cultures a designated city landmark, with protections outlined in the city’s Unified Development Code, but the Texas Historical Commission has determined the building eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.”

Stay tuned for developments.

Back to the surreal. One of my mother’s greatest gifts to me was the lesson that faith and humor get you through tough times.

Maybe that’s why in spite of the dire news worldwide, I’m thinking about the most absurd things. July and August may be the best month to do so. It’s too hot for heated arguments, and soon enough

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we’ll have to get down to business, return to school and elect a president.

So, let me visit the lighter side for a moment.

For instance, there’s the true story of a 34-year-old Los Angeles man who went to Las Vegas this summer to marry his cellphone. He did it in a ceremony at The Little Vegas Chapel, with the phone swathed in white casing on a stand next to him. The groom slipped his finger into the ring on his iPhone holder.

(Thankfully, Siri didn’t say “I do.”) Of course, Nevada doesn’t recognize a union between a smartphone and a human.

The whole thing reeked of a publicity stunt, but it’s worth considering in a world where some folks pay more attention to their phones than families or friends.

The other day I was sitting with some acquaintances when one woman confessed to dropping her cellphone in the toilet, adding “…and I lost all my contacts.”

The collective “Oh, no!” gasp from the group would’ve been just as appropriate at news of an unexpected death.

Our digital tools have become critical

extensions of our lives, sometimes with unhappy consequences. I don’t really need a landline anymore, but I continue to own one. What if I need it to call my cellphone when it gets lost in my house?

At least 90 percent of the time the landline rings, it’s telemarketers, and now, I’m beginning to get telemarketing calls on my cellphone, too, no matter how many times I’ve put my numbers on the no-call list.

Sometimes I agree with a wry and funny friend who puts all her technological troubles succinctly: “All our modern conveniences are turnin’ against us.”

Still, despite the hassles of calling unhelpful help lines, bills too complex to fathom, and the considerable expense of connectivity, I, too, find my phone, like my tablet and laptop, pretty indispensable these days.

Not enough, however, to marry them. Then again, in a world sometimes resembling a three-ring circus gone wrong, it’s comforting to know I’m not alone. syerkes@localcommunitynews.com

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Cyberbullying is an insidious threat growing in schools, with little legal recourse for authorities and victims to stop it. David’s Law helps change that.

Sponsored by state Sen. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio, the proposal is named after 16-year-old Alamo Heights resident David Molak, who took his own life in January.

Relatives said he was the victim of a vicious online smear campaign.

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David’s Law beefs up the tools school districts and law enforcement need to combat and prevent this perfidious crime, perpetrated by miscreants who hide behind a wall of online anonymity.

The proposal requires school districts to include cyberbullying as part of a standard policy on harassment; gives institutions authority to investigate any kind of bullying, even if occurring off campus; allows educators and lawenforcement agencies to collaborate on investigations; and provides the judicial system the ability to issue subpoenas to websites and social-media platforms for unmasking shadowy users.

The initiative could also assess criminal penalties.

Children mustn’t endure what David did without there being serious consequences. Lawmakers should pass this legislation and get it to the governor’s desk for a signature.

-The Local Community News editorial board includes Harry Lees, Gregg Rosenfield and Thomas Edwards.

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HAPPENING continues from pg. 05 SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN SEW For an afternoon of advice 27 and conversation leaving you in stitches, the Encino Branch Library, 2515 E. Evans Road, hosts experienced sewing enthusiasts from 12:30-3 p.m. The Hand Bee is a close-knit group of adults and seniors. For more, call 207-9250.

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SUMMER FITNESS The quarterly health fair at North 27 Central Baptist Hospital, 520 Madison Oak Drive, will take place 9 a.m. to noon in the atrium lobby. The free event features body-fat analysis, cholesterol, glucose and blood-pressure screenings, healthy food samples, wellness counseling, chair massages and prizes.

For more, contact Jennifer Meachum at jmmeachu@baptisthealthsystem.com.

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CATAPULT YOUR CAREER The Encino Branch Library 27 meeting room, 2515 E. Evans Road, will host a free 5 p.m. employment

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seminar. Presented will be a professionaldevelopment lecture by a career coach focusing on career exploration and discovery, personal branding, job targeting, job-search strategies, skill development, networking, resumes, LinkedIn profile writing and interviewing. Space is limited.

For more and to register, call Barbara Kwiatkowski at 207- 9250 or contact barbara.kwiatkowski@sanantonio.gov.

DISTRICT 9 NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE Meetings are usually 27 held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month in Stone Oak Methodist Hospital, 1139 E. Sonterra Blvd., Classroom No. 1. The hospital is just off U.S. 281 North. For more, call Art Downey, alliance president, at 497-8873.

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ZIKA DISCUSSION Dr. Anil T. Mangla, assistant director of 28 the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, will explain everything you need to know about the Zika virus at Parman Branch Library’s meeting room B, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road,

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from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For more, call Tim Johnson at 207-2703 or contact timothy.johnson@sanantonio.gov.

JOIN THE FITNESS KICK The Encino Branch Library, 30 2515 E. Evans Road, tests your body at noon and 12:30 p.m. Learn martial arts from a third-degree blackbelt instructor. This program offers the basics while improving strength, flexibility, conditioning and balance. Coordinated

by Fitness in the Park, sessions are free and families are encouraged to participate together. The 30-minute class is limited to 30 attendees. For more, call 207-9250.

JULY

SHAPING UP FOR A NEW YOU While the Encino Branch 30 Library, 2515 E. Evans Road, usually exercises your mind, come work your body from 10-11 a.m. A San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department instructor will lead a class in low-impact circuit training. This session in the meeting

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FOOTBALL CAMP Boys entering grades four to nine 1-4 can attend the 2016 Rattler Football Camp, 19000 Ronald Reagan Drive, conducted by Reagan High School coaches. Learn drills to increase speed, flexibility and knowledge of the game. Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders take the field 9-10:30 a.m. Cost is $40 (plus processing fees). Other campers in seventh, eighth and ninth grades practice 8:30-11:30 a.m. Cost is $60 (plus processing fees). All participants should wear cool clothing and cleats; plus, bring a labeled water bottle and towel.

For questions, contact Shana Wetzel at swetze@neisd.net or call 356-1800; Jamey Howard at jhowar@neisd.net or call 356-1835; David Wetzel at dwetze@ neisd.net or call 356-1800; or JC Hoggatt at hoggatjames@att.net or call 215-8037.

To register, visit rattlersports.com.

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ENCINO PARK OVER 50 CLUB For folks a half-century old, 3, 17 come to the Encino Park Community Center, 1923 Encino Rio St., at 11:30 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month for fun activities including tours, dinner gatherings and events. For more, call Dyan Montesclaros at 481-7890.

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AWARENESS EVENT The 11th annual Summer 6 Celebration at North Central Baptist Hospital will take place in the atrium and north atrium parking lot, 520 Madison Oak Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Celebrate the hospital’s silver anniversary at the community event offering health-screening opportunities, informative displays, activities for parents and entertainment for kids.

For more, contact Jennifer Meachum at jmmeachu@baptisthealthsystem.com.

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For movie titles and more, call 2079250 or contact Barbara Kwiatkowski at barbara.kwiatkowski@sanantonio.gov.

NEISD BOARD The next meeting of North East 8 Independent School District trustees will be 5:30 p.m. at 8961 Tesoro Drive. To confirm dates and times of sessions normally scheduled on the second Monday of the month, call 407-0533.

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SEW BEE IT The sewing club meets 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on 8 the second Tuesday of the month at the Encino Park Community Center, 1923 Encino Rio St. Bring a power strip or extension cord. For more, contact Sylvia Jolet at sjolet@earthlink.net or call 497-3383.

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ENCINO PARK GAME DAY Come to the Encino Park Community Center, 1923

Encino Rio St., at 1:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month for various game-related activities. Non-Encino Park residents are welcome, too. For more, contact Dyan Montesclaros at 481-7890.

RATTLER ROUNDUP AND MORE Everyone is invited to Reagan 19 High School’s introduction to the new academic year, beginning at 5 p.m. with an $8 barbecue meal, 19000 Ronald Reagan Drive. At 7 p.m., the football field is the site for a pep rally.

For more, call 356-1800 or email Cari Goodyear at cari@insurebig.com.

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NEISD BACK TO SCHOOL North East Independent 22 School District students return from summer break. For more, visit www.neisd.net.

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COMAL ISD STARTS The school year begins 23 for students in the Comal Independent School District.

For more, visit comalisd.org.

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REAGAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL The Reagan 26 Rattlers kick off their 2016 high school season with a 7:30 p.m. nonconference home game versus Brennan at Heroes Stadium, 4799 Thousand Oaks Drive. For more including a complete schedule, visit www.neisd.net/athletics.

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JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL The Johnson 27 Jaguars kick off their 2016 high school season with a 7 p.m. nonconference away game versus Brandeis at Farris Stadium, 8400 N. Loop 1604 West. For more including a complete schedule, visit www.neisd.net/athletics/.

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PAPERCRAFTING AND SCRAPBOOK CLUB 27 Visit the Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road, from 1-6 p.m. on the fourth Saturday

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CHECK THIS OUT Whether SUNDAYS you’re just learning or a grand master, the Parman Pawn Stars invite you to play chess for free.

Kindergartners to high school seniors are welcome. The group meets at the Parman Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road, from 2-4 p.m. For more, call 207-2703.

TEEN TIME The Parman TUESDAYS Branch Library, 20735 Wilderness Oak Road, hosts a potpourri of activities for teenagers, 13-18. Everything from board games to crafting to cooking could be on the agenda 6-8 p.m. Have fun, chill out and make new friends.

For more, contact 207-2703.

DOG-EARED BOOKS WEDNESDAYS Come to the Encino Branch Library, 2515 E. Evans Road, from 3-4 p.m. and read to a certified therapy dog. Bring your favorite animal story or choose one off the shelves. Even children not yet reading can narrate a

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3. LITTLE WOODROW’S, 606 W. Afton Oaks Blvd., opened last fall, but has maintained the fun with drinks and turtle races, according to staff. Also offered are bar games, karaoke and “pretty darn good food,” said Jesse Smith, director of operations. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. For more, call 403-2340 or visit littlewoodrows.com.

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A PETITION DRIVE LAUNCHED BY AREA LEADERS and city firefighters appears unsuccessful due to a lack of signatures needed in a process to rescind recent San Antonio Water System rate hikes and a state law prohibiting appeals of City Council’s utility-rate decisions.

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EXPANSION ON REDLAND ROAD IS PROGRESSING, as construction recently began on the north end of the project extending from Loop 1604 to Ridgewood Parkway. Redland will be widened to five lanes, including a shared-use path, with drainage improvements, sidewalks, driveway approaches and a new Gold Canyon Drive traffic signal.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS JUST around the corner. District 10 Councilman Mike Gallagher urges involvement by North Side neighborhood associations.

“National Night Out is only a few months away, and neighborhoods all over the city are registering,” he said in a recent online newsletter. “If your neighborhood has not yet registered, please contact Jo Alexander, our District 10 Coordinator for National Night Out. She can be reached at Jo.Alexander13318@att.net.” San Antonio’s event, designed to get neighbors and police acquainted and safeguard communities against crime, is Oct. 4.

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Added Krier, “Created by renowned artist Jon Isherwood of Hudson, New York, ‘Sotol Duet’ is a two-part sculpture made of granite — one red and one black — located at the trailhead of Panther Springs Park, off Wilderness Oaks (Road). The sculptures take their shape from the sotol plant that can be found throughout the park. The red granite sculpture sits 7-feet high, resembling the sotol plant aboveground, while the black granite sculpture (is) 4.25-feet high and is inspired by the root of the sotol plant below ground.” More than 260 public-art entries were submitted for consideration.

A PANTHER SPRINGS PARK ART INSTALLATION won national recognition, according to District 9 Councilman Joe Krier. In a recent newsletter, Krier said “Sotol Duet,” commissioned by the city’s

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TWO AREA HOSPITALS RECENTLY RECEIVED the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline award from The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council. Methodist Stone Oak Hospital took bronze, while North Central Baptist Hospital grabbed gold.

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“Our primary goal with this acquisition, in one of the most heavily developed parts of San Antonio, is to help protect our city’s main source of drinking water from contamination,” Mayor Ivy Taylor said in a news release, “but the other benefits are also important to a fast-growing city like ours — the preservation of green space and the addition of parkland.”

The Classen-Steubing family owned the property for decades, one of the last major wild sites in north San Antonio and surrounded by residential and commercial development.

Tallying 204 acres, the countryside will give the city future parkland and green space, plus preclude development on a large part of the sensitive Edwards Aquifer recharge zone inside city limits, leaders have said.

The action also represents the largest public park/green space project for San Antonio since transforming the 311acre former Voelcker dairy farm into Hardberger Park. The tract is located northwest of the U.S. 281/Loop 1604 intersection, or north of Sonterra Boulevard and south of Evans Road.

City Council voted June 16 to unanimously approve the total $10.1 million, two-part purchase of the property.

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Before the agreement, Taylor said as many as 3,500 homes and apartment units could’ve been planned for construction on the acreage.

“In a city growing as fast as ours, opportunities to secure land like this are increasingly rare,” Krier added at the June council session.

Art Downey, Stone Oak Property Owners Association chairman, was one of several endorsing the procurement.

As part of the deal, XJ 1869 Development LLC will oversee and build Hardy Oak and Huebner Road each from two lanes to four lanes, and link those two thoroughfares. The $1 million represents the city’s contribution to the project, with the developer group paying the rest.

Downey said connecting these main routes, along with Sonterra Boulevard and 281, “would be a tremendous asset to Stone Oak as far as traffic improvement is concerned.”

San Antonio’s Conservation Advisory Board voted April 27 to recommend the land purchase from the ClassenSteubing family, who agreed to sell for the tract’s appraised value.

A nonprofit, The Nature Conservancy,

commissioned the appraisal using city funds. Krier said the family could’ve sought a higher price for development, but envisioned their property as a natural area for the public.

A few expressed concerns, namely the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Executive Director Annalisa Peace, who went on Texas Public Radio June 14 to say the city was overcharged and there wasn’t enough public debate beforehand.

Peace questioned whether the project was a proper use of aquifer subsidies, as a conservation easement already exists in the area.

“These Prop 1 funds are scarce and we need to prioritize use of these funds,” she said. Peace also said the move really wouldn’t deter future development on nearby available land.

San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department Director Xavier Urrutia acknowledged that at the council meeting, but added the deal “gets the city better into the conversation” about any prospective talk regarding contiguous properties.

In the end, however, residents such as David Walsworth told the council the undertaking would be a positive for the district and the city.

“This will give us another much-needed park in District 9,” he said. “We are lagging behind other districts on parks. This will give us space for ball fields and other amenities District 9 doesn’t have now.”

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wo North Side councilmen are welcoming residents’ suggestions while they also review proposed annexation, update a plan mapping 25-year growth, identify potential 2017 bond projects and mull next year’s fiscal budget.

It’s no summer slowdown for Joe Krier and Mike Gallagher, District 9 and 10, respectively, saying they and city staff have much work ahead.

Organizations such as the District 9 Neighborhood Alliance also are offering suggestions to Krier.

“We’re all trying to digest those documents, which are as big as the Bible. We’re trying to get briefed to understand all those recommendations,” Krier said about SA Tomorrow, a roadmap for handling an estimated increase of 1 million residents by 2040.

Krier said he would further study its components – sustainability, transportation, land use and urban design.

“I have meetings scheduled with city staff to walk me through each one of those plans so I can better understand them,” Krier said, adding he expects City Council to approve the update before adopting the 2017 budget in early September.

Next up is annexation. San Antonio city staffers on June 15 announced a revised plan that scaled back residential annexation for several areas. The new proposal limits U.S. 281 North annexation to commercial tracts north of Stone Oak and Encino Park and delays absorbing area residential neighborhoods until 2034.

Gallagher has long supported the city’s original idea to annex five unincorporated Bexar County sites. He said the move enhances zoning and code-enforcement efforts, along with improved rural emergency-services response times.

“The ability to adequately plan ahead for the growth in these outlying areas also puts less strain on our infrastructure and utilities,” he said. “Annexation also allows our public services like parks and libraries to expand (and

accommodate more) residents.

“Anytime the city can annex land is a win for residents, our utility companies and city planners alike. Our city and others along the (Interstate 35) corridor are rapidly growing, with no end in sight.”

The new plan drops an initiative to annex the eastern Interstate 10 corridor due to the cost of providing city services to those residents, such as in Camelot II. Krier favors forging non-annexation agreements with certain neighborhoods – his preference since San Antonio first began the annexation process in late 2014.

The council could decide those issues before year’s end. However, state House District 122 Rep. Lyle Larson said he’d fight current state annexation laws in the next legislative session.

In 2015, Larson co-authored legislation which would have allowed constituents in unincorporated areas to vote on annexation.

“Unfortunately, much like previous attempts to address this issue, our efforts were thwarted,” Larson said.

“Though our legislation was not successful, we haven’t given up. We will file legislation that will allow residents to vote before being taxed by a municipality again when the (Legislature) convenes in January 2017.”

Also on tap is the city’s next bond package, projected at more than $850 million. Krier, Gallagher and other council members already have assembled district bond committees.

The District 9 Neighborhood Alliance, comprised of 64 community representatives and leaders, is forming its wish list of bond projects, with subcommittee members tasked with compiling needs for streets, drainage, parks and structural additions.

“Each of those committees have met two or three times and are meeting with District 9 residents to determine potential bond-eligible projects,” said Art Downey, head of the alliance.

In the coming weeks, council members will nominate representatives from their districts to citywide committees that will pare down proposals over the fall and winter before sending final recommendations to the council, which likely will set a May election.

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Marathons didn’t enter the picture until her early 20s when Duke was about to begin Georgetown University graduate school and a Pentagon internship.

The job began right after the 9/11 terror attacks.

“I was brand new to the city. I knew no one. I was thrown in with it all on day one, and it got emotional and stressful,” Duke said. Her graduate adviser suggested running to minimize stress.

Around then, the District of Columbia was bidding to host the 2012 Summer Games, and conducting a marathon. Duke registered and trained under her father.

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The Chicago Marathon placement was a turning point.

Achieving a sponsorship from Oiselle, a running-apparel company, and more regimented training, she was invited to the 2015 Boston Marathon, which she humorously called “the unicorn of all marathons.”

Duke finished the famed marathon in less than three hours. But the Olympic trial was the first she has not finished.

She noted how the event started hours later than most, and bottled drinking water warmed in the mild weather.

“It was a very logical choice, not an emotional choice. I could have gone on and really hurt myself,” she said. “I was getting light-headed; I was seeing stars. I was not sweaty; I had chills. I just knew this was not the best thing.”

Duke also felt qualifying for the Olympic trials was more like the proverbial icing on the cake in her running career.

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I had gotten there,” she said. “So, I thought I’m not going to hurt myself.”

Last fall, a Sports Illustrated freelance writer profiled Duke. The article, covering her life history, circulated in the running community.

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“My reaction was, ‘Why me?’” she said. “(Film director Adam Hootnick) thought my story was unique — 37 with two kids, I started late. It’s not the traditional story.”

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