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Her journey to The Voice took a circuitous route from sunny South Texas to frigid Alaska and on to the Southern Tier-Finger Lakes region of New York.
Following her stint as a reporter, editor and multimedia editor at the college, she enrolled at the University of Alaska Anchorage to major in journalism.
Almendariz started her professional career in crime reporting at The San Antonio Express-News part-time before being hired at The Post-Standard in Syracuse.
"What I learned at The Ranger is to always make the extra call, double check a fact, ask people to clarify and treat every source like they matter. The Ranger is the best newsroom I have ever worked in. Cherish it," she said.
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