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A year of loss and finding the way

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Mindy Belz
Jan 09, 2024
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Here I am again a stranger in a strange land.

Years of traveling solo as a reporter overseas, especially covering terrorism amid the Iraq War, taught me many rules of the road. Look around. Look again. Look over your shoulder. Be aware of those paying too much attention to you. Look a new friend in the eye and smile, but don’t make eye contact with stra…

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