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Memorial Day madness: Yo-yo time for Wall Street
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Concert review: James Morrison (Video)
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Corruption fighter Patrick Fitzgerald resigns as U.S. Attorney in Chicago
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UAW and GM not protecting long-term temporary workers
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D.C. United to play Richmond Kickers in U.S. Open Cup
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It is a wonderful time to head to Lake County CA for wine (Part 2)
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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio uses taxpayers' money to send birther investigators to Hawaii
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It's just poop: Potty talk and potty training
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Be crystal for God
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Anarchists fail in Chicago but succeed in suburb during NATO 2012
Andrea Poe
Andrea Poe is a veteran journalist, whose work has appeared in thousands of publications, including Town & Country, Marie Claire and Entrepreneur. She is the author of several books and her work has appeared in many others, including anthologies and college textbooks.
Andrea serves as editor of the Travel & Food section at The Washington Times Communities. Her love of travel has led her to cover everything from remote villages in the Andes to her hometown of New York, from Paris to Pittsburgh, from Beijing to the Bahamas. No matter where she travels, she likes to uncover the unusual and share with readers those often-overlooked aspects of a place and its people. She dubs her column Raven’s Eye as a nod to her illustrious (and, yes, infamous) relative, Edgar Allan Poe, a writer who knew more than a little something about the quirky and unique.
Andrea is also mother to Maxine, who was adopted from Vietnam in 2006, and is the inspiration for The Red Thread column on adoption at The Washington Times Communities. Andrea is currently at work on a book on international adoption.
In addition to her work as mother, writer and traveler, she is the founder and president of Media Branding International, a consulting firm that helps individuals and organizations craft and promote their image in media outlets around the globe.
Find Andrea at andpoe@Twitter, on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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The Status Update
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Liz Strauss: The future of social media
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Naked Pizza: Even better than it sounds for entrepreneurs
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David Armano: The future of digital media
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Liz Strauss: The future of social media
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Champion's Heart
A wife, mother of three and world waterskiing champion looks at the world through the eyes of her faith.
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Red Thread: An Adoptive Family Forum
The Red Thread is written for that special tribe: adoptive families and those who hope to be.
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Sports Around
Contributions to the Communities Sports desk from readers.
Recent Entries by Andrea Poe
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Destination Aruba: Beaches, the Caribbean and the divi divi tree
Published 11:29 a.m. May 24, 2012
In search of the divi divi tree and a happy place in Aruba.
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Foster care listening tour in Florida with Congressional members
Published 10:12 a.m. May 23, 2012
Members of Congress go to Florida to meet with foster care youth
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Lobster bisque recipe from Aruba
Published 12:50 p.m. May 21, 2012
Aruba’s best beachfront restaurant shares lobster recipe
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The Avengers attack on adopted children is mean and unfunny
Published 7:13 a.m. May 17, 2012
The Avengers pathetic attempt at humor insults adopted children and their families.
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Six of the best golf courses in Florida
Published 10:03 a.m. May 11, 2012
Golf at the top golf courses in Florida from Orlando to Palm Coast
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Mother’s Day travel from California to the Caribbean
Published 1:08 p.m. May 4, 2012
Book one of these travel package for Mother’s Day
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A shepherd’s pie recipe from an Irish pub in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Published 9:25 a.m. April 26, 2012
Next time you’re in Lancaster think Irish, not Amish and head to Annie Bailey’s, a classic Gaelic pub.
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Happy endings: America family Nick and Lori LeRoy fight bureaucracy to bring their son home
Published 10:25 a.m. April 23, 2012
An American family fights the broken international adoption system and is reunited
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Spring travel deals from Chicago to the Caribbean
Published 12:22 p.m. April 18, 2012
From the U.S. to Europe, some of the year’s best travel packages are offered in spring
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Budget cuts threaten foster youth in college
Published 2:15 p.m. April 11, 2012
Daniel Heimpel, director of Fostering Media Connections, argues against cutting college funding for foster care youth.
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Sea bass recipe from Eden Roc in the Dominican Republic
Published 6:34 a.m. April 10, 2012
One of Italy’s top chefs joins Eden Roc, a posh new resort in the Dominican Republic
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Escape to the sun for Easter and Passover
Published 11:36 a.m. April 2, 2012
Three beach resorts offer special last minute deals for travel over Easter
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Tax refund from the IRS for adoptive families in 2012
Published 2:41 p.m. April 2, 2012
Adoptive families eligible for tax refund from the IRS in 2012
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Win prizes in Washington, D.C. scavenger hunt
Published 1:25 p.m. March 28, 2012
Washington, D.C. celebrated 150 years of emancipation with a fun contest.
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Chicken recipe from Café du Parc’s cherry blossom menu
Published 4:21 p.m. March 24, 2012
One of Washington’s best restaurants shares a Japanese-inspired recipe in honor of the National Cherry Blossom Festival
