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My name is Kristin Kolehouse and I'm a 24-year-old editor from Grand Rapids, Michigan. I moved to Chicago after graduating from college last year and currently live with my boyfriend and dog on Chicago's South Side. I have a Bacherlor's Degree in English Language & Literature and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Grand Valley State University. My passion for writing is what drove me to choose these two disciplines as my fields of expertise. I am brand new to Helium and am having a blast browsing through all the topics and articles. Just about everything interests me so I don't know where to start first!

My passion is ...

Politics

I know too much about ...

Politics

My parents always told me ...

Go to bed!

My childhood ambition ...

To play basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.

My favorite memory ...

Seeing Tool at Wembley Arena in London.

Why I write ...

It helps relieve tension and build creativity.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

History of Madness by Michel Foucault/So You Think You Can Dance/Ricky Gervais podcasts

My first job ...

Pizza cook

My best moment ...

Seeing how genuinely excited my boyfriend and dog are to see me each evening.

My inspiration ...

Believing other people will identify with what I say.

Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players The most popular baseball players of 2009

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With the recent announcement of the 2009 MLB All-Star Game rosters, many of the most popular baseball players of 2009 are absent. Alex Rodriguez missed the first month and a half of the season and is being out preformed by the All-Star Game's starting third baseman Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay Rays), and surprising slugger Brandon Inge (Detroit Tigers). Also plagued with injury this season is David Ortiz. While he has made a name for himself in Boston as a tremendous clutch hitter, he is batting a paltry .225 with just 9 home runs this season. Finally, Manny Ramirez. Ramirez missed 50 games be...

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