Overcoming Obstacles
Lisa BillyThough the career of any public official is filled with challenges, Lisa Billy's Chickasaw heritage keeps her from being discouraged. From a young age, her brother, Frankie Johnson Jr., has encouraged her; and the stories her grandmother told about living in a dugout and sleeping on a cornhusk bed help her keep the obstacles that arise in perspective.
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