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Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Ravenna
Ohio
Five
Words
Matter
Every
Years
Frame
Disaster
Attitude
Called

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