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Andrea Rodgers is the Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Miss A. She is a renowned marketer, entrepreneur and philanthropist actively involved in the Washington, D.C. community. Andrea Rodgers founded three fundraising events: Blondes vs. Brunettes for the Alzheimer’s Association, The Courage Cup polo fundraiser -- now Courage for Kids benefiting at-risk youth and Fashion for Paws for the Washington Humane Society. Andrea also runs the Courage for Kids charity, which helps at-risk children in the Washington, D.C. area. Andrea has a foundation in IT having worked for five years in Public Sector sales management for the software developer, Peoplesoft. In addition, Andrea has been involved in public relations and marketing for a decade. She has been featured on CNN and Fox News, in a national advertising campaign for SK-II luxury skincare in national fashion magazines, served as blogger for Ann Taylor, curated a Blogger Boutique for Lafayette 148 NY, partnered with Teri Jon, and has been interviewed by major newspapers and television networks across the world including USA Today, Washington Times, Washington Post, TV Tokyo and TV France. Rodgers was named a Top 10 Social Leader in Washington, D.C. by Politico and to Washington Life’s The Young & The Guest List as an influential Washingtonian under 40 years old. Andrea Rodgers owns Miss A Marketing, a consulting business, and is a member of Vogue magazine’s Vogue 100, an exclusive group of 100 influential decision makers and opinion leaders across the country. Andrea Rodgers holds two bachelor’s degrees from Wake Forest University in economics and politics.

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Holiday Spirit of Giving At Christmas in July Fundraiser Will Send Homeless Children to Kindergarten

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Lizzy Walker Conroy, Lead Associate Agent for the Huckaby Briscoe Group, Keller Williams Realty invites you to celebrate Christmas in July on Friday, July 30, 2010 from 9:00 p.m. until midnight. at L2 Lounge, 3315 Cady’s Alley NW, Washington, DC 20007. Featuring a tropical Christmas theme, the event will offer guests raffle, silent [...]

Review of Pat Conroy’s South of Broad

Pat Conroy South of Broad

Pat Conroy is famous for his novels set in the South, so it’s no surprise that South of Broad is set in Charleston, South Carolina during the late 1960′s and late 1980′s. Set amidst the backdrop of Charleston during Integration, this novel tells the tale of a close knit group of friends who hail [...]

When Your Best Friend Becomes Your Worst Enemy: Single Black Female

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Dear Miss A, My neighbor, who I’ll call Maggy had been my friend for four years until recently. I considered her a very good friend, and someone I trusted with my car, home, my pets – my life. When we met, Maggy & I hit it off instantly like we’d known each other for [...]

Be Aware Of Your Surroundings And Use Precautions

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I just got off a call with a friend who was mugged in Georgetown while she was crossing M Street. Even though it’s been a while since this happened to her, she still lives in fear — not wanting to go out at night. I could totally relate, and told her about an experience [...]

Review of Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin

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I have been devouring books lately. I’m thrilled to have time to read this summer. I just finished Emily Giffin’s Heart of the Matter. It’s about a woman whose 6 year old son’s face and hand are burned in an accident at a sleepover party. She falls in love with her son’s surgeon. The [...]

French Beauty vs. American Beauty

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My recent photo shoot for Vogue’s September issue was an experience I will never forget. To me, it was one of the best and most significant days of my life thus far. At any age, it’s an honor to be featured on your own page in Vogue magazine, but meant even more to me [...]

Review of Amy Spencer’s Meeting Your Half-Orange

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I started to read Amy Spencer’s Meeting Your Half-Orange: An Utterly Upbeat Guide to Using Dating Optimism to Find Your Perfect Match a few weeks ago. Amy believes that if a fortune teller with 100% accuracy told us that we would find the man of our dreams in eight months, we would feel relief, [...]

Review of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert

Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert

I recently reviewed Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert, and while it didn’t seem as real as Cathy Alter’s Up for Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over,which is also a memoir about getting over a divorce and getting your [...]

Why So Many NY Gun Owners Are Coming To AskMissA.com

Greg Ball

Greg Ball

Last night I noticed all this traffic coming to AskMissA.com from gun-related websites in New York. I did some digging, but someone from posted a comment that cleared up a lot of questions for me. Here it is:

Assemblyman Greg Ball (R,C,I-Patterson) today announced his support for the temporary suspension of [...]

NY State Assemblyman Greg Ball: Who’s Packing in New York?

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NYSRPA President Tom King presenting an award to NY Assemblyman Greg Ball with NRA President, John Sigler

Last night I started getting a bunch of traffic to my website from websites like:

www.policeone.com

www.blog.timesunion.com

www.nyshooters.net

www.usacarry.net

www.nyfirearms.com

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

After some digging, I realized that someone created a website — http://www.whospackingny.com/ — which [...]

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