Hello everyone, it’s the Dunaway family here wishing you a delightful Christmas and a very Happy 2015!
2014 was a memorable year for the Dunaways. I celebrated my 23rd year at the Times; Kara’s work took her to Paris and Hong Kong; baby Tom took his first steps and learned his first word (“Mom,” of course!); and little Hailey started kindergarten and has turned out to be quite the voracious reader and talented goalie on the soccer field.
Yes, it’s been a whale of a year for the Dunaway family, and that’s just some…
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Until next year when our entire family is inevitably poached by Fusion,
The Dunaways
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A Christmas letter from your print journalist friend
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