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Commentary: Getting Away from It All When commentator Heather King moved to Los Angeles 13 years ago, she thought she was getting away from the environment of her childhood, the isolation of rural New Hampshire. Instead, she found that she's always trying to find a place to be alone, whether in deserted parks, secluded gardens, or her local parish, in the middle of the day.

Commentary: Getting Away from It All

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Commentary: Getting Away from It All

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When commentator Heather King moved to Los Angeles 13 years ago, she thought she was getting away from the environment of her childhood, the isolation of rural New Hampshire. Instead, she found that she's always trying to find a place to be alone, whether in deserted parks, secluded gardens, or her local parish, in the middle of the day.