{"id":184,"date":"2012-06-15T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/15\/women-of-impact-story-2-kerri\/"},"modified":"2012-06-15T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T16:25:00","slug":"women-of-impact-story-2-kerri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/15\/women-of-impact-story-2-kerri\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of Impact: Story 2. 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