Lois A. Engel is a retired federal employee, independent public policy consultant, and freelance writer residing in Washington, DC. She has always revered the power of the written word—be it in the nether regions of the bureaucracy preparing speeches for political appointees, crafting grant proposals to keep private companies afloat, or composing oft-accepted letters-to-the-editor for The Washington Post and The New York Times. Her articles and essays have appeared in The Washington Post and The Feathered Flounder. ---------
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