I’ve been singing opera since I was eight. Yeah, people look at me crazy when they hear that because I don’t really seem like I would. Like opera singers aren’t supposed to wear hats like this. I definitely don’t fit the stereotype of an opera singer, so it’s cool to be someone who does things people don’t expect.

Memorial Day reminds us of one way to serve our country.
    Election Day offers each of us another way.
    To vote, you don’t have to don a uniform, swear an oath or go in harm’s way.
    You do have to register, and for that time is short.
    June 3 is the last day to register — or change your registration — to vote in June 24’s Primary Election.
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Reaching heights that exceed 200 feet; spanning a gap of over four miles; accommodating more than 1,500 vehicles — per five lanes; and carrying over 27 million vehicles each year — the Chesapeake Bay Bridge may be a wonder of modern (or, not-so-modern) conveyance. But a select few view it as a crossing more insurmountable, a ­barrier of fear.
    These select few suffer from gephyrophobia, or fear of bridges.
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