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In a year when the United States could very well elect its first female president, women have been in the headlines as much, or more, than ever lately.

Given some of the legal, political and social developments of the past few years, that shouldn鈥檛 come as a surprise to anyone. Besides, they鈥檙e in the majority in this country. Why shouldn鈥檛 they get more press?

Be that as it may, we鈥檒l leave all the nationwide headlines to the national media for the moment. Today, we鈥檙e here to talk about some of the women who are leading, defining and carrying out the day-to-day work that keeps the 黑料福利社 clicking.

In this edition of our annual Women in Business publication, we鈥檙e focusing on four women who, in their own ways, are contributing their time, their ideas, their talents and their hearts to making this a better place:

• Amy Martinez, chief executive officer of South Central Workforce, talks about how the poverty and heartbreaks she suffered as a child have motivated her to help other people facing financial straits and difficult circumstances.
• Similarly, Wapato鈥檚 Dennie Beebe, a certified nurses鈥� aide, discusses how taking care of her ailing grandmother for a summer led her to the career path she ultimately chose.
• On the other hand, human resources recruiter Sandra Feria admits she initially wasn鈥檛 sure whether Washington Beef would just be a transitional job or a more permanent situation. It didn鈥檛 take long before the company鈥檚 caring culture made the question moot for her.
• And Trena Cloyd Schab 鈥� whose name you might recognize from Schab鈥檚 Bier Den downtown聽鈥� shares some of the personal and professional experiences she鈥檚 had in the decade since she moved from the west side to Yakima.

They鈥檙e an inspiring group. And common threads emerge through each of their stories: they鈥檝e all overcome daunting obstacles, they鈥檝e learned to balance work and life, and they鈥檝e refused to give up on their own dreams.

We鈥檝e enjoyed meeting them all, and we hope you do, too.