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Holly Christensen

Ohio
As seen in: Akron Beacon Journal, MSN, Yahoo Life, USA Today, Yahoo News, Aol, NBC News, Yahoo, Yahoo Style Canada, The Journal News, Delaware Online and
Covers:  I am officially the parenting/family columnist, but my paper gives me wide berth and I've written about systemic racism to the importance of biobanks.
Doesn't Cover: The stock market.
Writer, professor and mother of four boys and a daughter who has Down syndrome.

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Holly Christensen’s Biography

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I am an award-winning columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal. I also teach writing at the University of Akron and proofread for legal professionals.

I am currently working on a travel memoir about the 2007 cross-country road trip I took with my three young sons the summer I left their father.

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Jesse Ridgway misleads with Down syndrome abortion post | Christensen

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By Holly Christensen
| Akron Beacon Journal Verified
Holly Christensen Special to the Akron Beacon Journal June 21, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET In 2014, my youngest children and I attended a family-friendly party in a sprawling yard where I had a long conversation with a smart and funny woman my age. Nearby, my nearly 2-year-old daughter, Lyra, moved remarkably fast using her newly perfected bear walk. “She’s so cute, how she crawls on her hands and feet,” the woman said.
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How my contractor friend repairs more than homes | Christensen

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By Holly Christensen
| Akron Beacon Journal Verified
Being the landlord of a single rental property is largely a passive source of income–except when tenants turn over. When that happened to Dreisbach House early last month, I spent a week cleaning it. That same week, my wallet was stolen, one of my dogs got sick all over the house I live in and the air conditioning did not work when I turned it on for the first time this season. But, to quote Stephen Colbert, I'd rather be grateful for than mad at.
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How my contractor friend repairs more than homes | Christensen

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By Holly Christensen
| Yahoo Life Verified
Being the landlord of a single rental property is largely a passive source of income–except when tenants turn over. When that happened to Dreisbach House early last month, I spent a week cleaning it. That same week, my wallet was stolen, one of my dogs got sick all over the house I live in and the air conditioning did not work when I turned it on for the first time this season. But, to quote Stephen Colbert, I'd rather be grateful for than mad at.
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