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As Reva, a native of Ukraine, writes in an early, epistolary section, in response to a magazine editor’s critique of the irreverence of her solicited essay about the war: “You’d asked for the type of reporting/response that would differ from that of a non-Ukrainian. In Ukraine, dark humor dates back to the Soviet days, giving people who live in uncontrollable circumstances a sense of power. If you can laugh about a dark reality, you rise above it, etc.”

“Watching you rise above months of being targeted, misunderstood, and judged not by peers, but by adults who should’ve known better, has left me in awe of your strength,” her mother said.

The 105th CIF State Track & Field Championships will take place Friday and Saturday at Buchanan High in Clovis, and though the thermometer is expected to rise above 100 degrees both days, many Southland sprinters also will bring the heat.

EY predicts inflation will rise above 3% in April and remain there for most of the rest of the year, but then expects it to fall to 2.4% in 2026.

Together, all of the women rise above their circumstances.