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After earning her bachelor鈥檚 degree from 快活视频in education, she embarked on a long and fulfilling career as a teacher. Haber, 90, hasn鈥檛 slowed down. She has written four books and is pondering a fifth, and she has a semi-regular column with the Frederick News-Post.

Haber鈥檚 books cover a range of subjects, from collections of essays and letters to the editor she鈥檚 written over the years鈥攖he latter called 鈥淚 Never Get a Whole Loaf鈥濃�攖o her latest effort, 鈥淭he Souls of Pets,鈥� which features stories and anecdotes of individuals鈥� pets, told from the animals鈥� perspective.

鈥淚 used to write letters to the editor, but [the editor] told me I write too many, so he put me on the board of communicators. I get an article in every six weeks,鈥� she says with a chuckle.

Growing up in the Forest Park neighborhood of Baltimore City, Haber had a blackboard in the basement of her home where she would play teacher. 鈥淚 always enjoyed teaching. I think it was in my blood,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 just took it for granted that that鈥檚 what I would do.鈥�

Her first job was at Fallstaff Elementary School, teaching fourth grade. 鈥淥f all the jobs I have had in my adult life, and there are many, the four years I spent at Fallstaff were the best,鈥� she recalls. 鈥淚 had a wonderful fourth grade class every year, more than 40 children. I had a wonderful principal, and the woman who was the head of elementary education knew me since I was a fourth-grade student.鈥�

After she married Sheldon Haber, a professor, in 1955, she stopped teaching and raised two boys while earning a master鈥檚 degree in education. When they started school, Haber returned to work, first as a Head Start teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, then as a government contractor. She traveled all over the country鈥攊ncluding Alaska鈥攁s an outreach specialist to teach health care workers about the available federal materials and protocols in their areas.

Writing has always been another passion. In addition to her newspaper duties, she also writes for The Chatter, the newsletter for her independent living community where she resides with her cat Honey. After nine decades, she has a reflective view on her daily life.

鈥淚 cook. I drive only in my zip code. And that's it,鈥� says Haber, who has six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 鈥淚 appreciate each day. And I thank God that I'm able to do what I do.鈥�