Inclusion
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Venus Williams then, now, and always
Who would have guessed that when Venus Williams was given a wild card at this year’s US Open, she would reach a Grand Slam Quarterfinal for the first time since 2017, this time teaming up with Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in… Continue reading
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José Bautista’s bat flip 10 years later
It is hard to believe that this October 14 it will be 10 years since José Bautista hit the notorious home run that sent Toronto to the American League Championship Series in the first Blue Jays postseason appearance since 1993.… Continue reading
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8 Quiet Leadership Lessons from Cito Gaston Baseball’s Strategic Genius
A Baseball Card titled Black Power Baseball cards have always fascinated me. I love how an entire story can be captured in a small piece of cardstock. A few days ago, while searching online for baseball cards from Latin American… Continue reading
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The Return of Monica Seles
Early years, a star is born Two years ago, a coworker of mine decided to move back to her native Serbia. Fortunately, I was able to talk to her before her last day at work to wish her well. We… Continue reading
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The Dominican Blue Jays
It is inspirational that the first thing every Dominican professional béisbol player does with their first big league paycheque is they go and buy a brand-new mansion for their mothers back home in their island known as Quisqueya. Quisqueya is… Continue reading
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“The Feast of the Goat” turns 25
Published in 2000 “The Feast of the Goat”, a novel that is widely considered as one of the greatest Spanish language works in modern times, now is a quarter century old. There are so many things to love about Mario… Continue reading
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7 lessons in the life of Mario Vargas Llosa
As we say goodbye to one of the titans of Latin American literature, I wanted to share with you the impact Don Mario had not only on my life but the lives of so many others through his literature and… Continue reading
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All about our mother
This International Women’s Day, I would like to honour and praise our mother Sara Vera. She brought me into this world, raised me, taught me the importance of values, and placed the bar high as a role model to me… Continue reading
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High Park must be inclusive for all
The agreement where the Howard family deeded the land that would become High Park states that it would be a: “Public Park for the free use benefit and enjoyment of the citizens of the City of Toronto forever.” Yet, not… Continue reading
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