{"id":16,"date":"2024-04-22T06:03:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/XLUS\/541096\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2024-04-22T06:15:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:15:59","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/XLUS\/541096\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT THE AUTHOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-59\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/XLUS\/541096\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/author.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/XLUS\/541096\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/author.jpg 521w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/XLUS\/541096\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/author-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/XLUS\/541096\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/author-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/>Bill Boushka<\/strong> was born in 1943 and raised as an only child in Arlington, Virginia. 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