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The mother is the most essential piece on the board, the one you must protect. Only she has the range. Only she can move in multiple directions. Once she's gone, it's a whole different game.

Kelly Corrigan

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Kelly Corrigan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 16
Columnist
Journalist
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Radnor
Pennsylvania
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