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Deep in the heart of Kentucky's rugged Eastern Mountain region, there lives a woman who has fascinated and inspired me for two decades. She is known locally these days as 'Mayor Nan' - the octogenarian chief executive of Hazard and advocate for its 5,467 residents.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Advocate Chief Chief Executive Days Decades Deep Eastern Executive Fascinated Hazard Heart Inspired Kentucky Known Lives Locally Mayor Me Mountain Region Residents Rugged She Two Who Woman

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Nan Gorman was born in Memphis, Tenn., on St. Patrick's Day. She moved to Hazard in 1929 when her father, James Hagan, a recent medical school graduate and aspiring surgeon, went to work there.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Aspiring Born Day Father Graduate Hazard Her James Medical Medical School Memphis Moved Recent School She Surgeon Work

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When Peace Corps was first proposed, some in Congress assumed that only men would be volunteers.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Assumed Congress Corps First Men Only Peace Peace Corps Proposed Some Volunteers Would

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The work of these women doesn't end when they return home from overseas, as one goal of the Peace Corps' mission is to help promote a better understanding of other cultures here in the United States.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Better Better Understanding Corps Cultures End Goal Help Here Home Mission Other Overseas Peace Peace Corps Promote Return States Understanding United United States Women Work

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As we celebrate Women's History Month this March, it's important to remember the key role women have played in promoting a better understanding and relationships between our country and the rest of the world.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Better Better Understanding Between Celebrate Country History Important Key March Month Our Played Promoting Relationships Remember Rest Role Understanding Women World

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There are many reasons to worry; the evening news is full of them.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Evening Full Many News Reasons Them Worry

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Perhaps the original layaway angel knew from experience, or simply deduced, that people resorting to the old-fashioned installment method of layaway may be struggling financially.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Angel Experience Financially Installment Knew May Method Old-Fashioned Original People Perhaps Simply Struggling

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Because of these layaway angels, many children did not have to wonder why Santa skipped them in 2011.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: Angels Because Children Did Many Santa Them Why Wonder

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Though the National Bureau of Economic Research deemed the recession to have ended in June 2009, to most Americans, that conclusion seems not to square with reality.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: American Bureau Conclusion Deemed Economic Ended June Most National Reality Recession Research Seems Square Though

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Three years after the four deepest previous recessions began - in 1953, 1957, 1973 and 1981 - employment was on average 4.7% higher than the pre-recession peak.

~Elaine Chao

Topics: After Average Began Deepest Employment Four Higher Peak Previous Than Three Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: March 26th, 1953

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