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Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Love is a strange thing. For instance, I love my three young children. On the other hand, I also love when they go back to school each fall. I also, in my mid-forties, still love learning. So about ...