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Letter From the Editor Letters to the Editor
I loved the many stories in your Power Women
Issue. It was refreshing to see how many women
Dear Readers, have survived against the odds. It helped remind
me of the power inside every one of us. I had
When I sit down before each been playing with a business idea for a long time,
issue goes to press to write this let- but felt overwhelmed and afraid to pursue it. Af-
ter reading some of the stories, it encouraged me.
ter to all of our wonderful readers Thank you, Judith and staff, for working so hard to
I am always so thankful for the
empower the women of San Diego.
Photo by Lisa K. Miller comments, suggestions, and over- San Diego Kids section. Lana is amazed at what
Eva from San Diego
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all interest that we receive for each
My daughter and I (she is 9) love reading your
magazine that we publish.
Sometimes the issues are easy
some kids that are her age are accomplishing. She
and flow without a hitch, other
ing, and I, too was shocked to hear. Thank you for
times it seems like a never-ending told me about what some of her friends are do-
battle to get the issue to the print- recognizing our children and everything they do.
er, but whichever way it goes, I continue to love every minute of ჸ Marlene from Poway
what I do. I love having the opportunity to meet the most won- Thank You for Your Service! My sister is a vet,
derful women and learn about their journey to get to where they and at the time when she joined the service,
are. To me, there is no greater joy than being able to share the everyone thought she was crazy. Not me, I always
admired her bravery and patriotism. For all the
successes with our featured women, and helping others under- female (and male) vets out there Thank you for
stand what can be achieved with determination and drive. being brave and for your service to our country.
Our Covergirl this issue, Omneya Salem is a brilliant wom- ჸ Andrea from Escondido
an who started her own engineering and program management
I always wanted to be a ballerina. It was a joy
business, and along with a remarkable staff of other brilliant reading a story about a ballerina. I guess I never
women and men has gone on to make life better for all of us. realized how much work it took. Great article.
Our Top Women in Real Estate section will introduce you ჸ Mara from Encinitas
to women in all aspects of Real Estate, including Investors, Real
Estate Agents, International Realtors, and Loan Originators. I recently had a chance to taste some of the
Women who specialize in helping our seniors, our military, delicious sweets from Rawsome Delights. I never
thought anything that yummy could be healthy.
and the rest of us through one of the most important purchases Now I don’t feel so guilty indulging in dessert.
we will ever make. They use their skills and expertise to get us ჸ Kelly from Pacific Beach
through what is often a very scary event in our lives, and they
do it with grace and care. What an inspirational story about Celia Belt.
Once again, I am blown away by the Kids that we highlight I can’t image surviving all of that trauma and
surgeries. I can’t wait to read her book.
in each San Diego Kid’s Section of our Magazine. What is most ჸ Kirsten from La Mesa
impressive is that our articles are written by kids, for kids. Take
some time to marvel at our youngest staffers and what they I had never read a story about a woman in the
share in our pages. military being sexually abused. I thought I was
the only one it happened to. Knowing I’m not
Thanks again for all your interest, love, comments, and alone helped me to seek counseling.
continued support. Remember we are always looking for more ჸ Karen from San Diego
amazing San Diegans to highlight in our pages. If you have a
candidate contact me directly at editor@sdwomanmagazine. I love that you are having some of your articles
com. written in English and Spanish. My mom doesn’t
speak much English, so I make sure to share your
magazine’s Spanish version with her, and she
Warm Regards, loves it.
Judy ჸ Maria from El Cajon
