Her latest book is filled with wisdom about the dangers of overreach and the importance of local knowledge.

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Ms. Prida's work as an advice columnist was remarkable because of the many lenses through which she viewed life, among them: immigrant, Cuban exile, poet, community activist, sister, friend, mentor, immigrant rights advocate, lesbian, cook, smartass -- a candid soul filled with wisdom and fully-lived experiences.

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The Diane of today still praises decentralization and her new book The Death and Life of the Great American School System is still filled with Hayekian wisdom.

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Wilner was then a few years out of school and filled with a young man's wonder at the obtuseness of an older generation's received wisdom.

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