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Janet Reno is the eldest sister of four siblings. Janet's father, Henry Reno, came to the United States from Denmark. Mr. Reno was a police reporter (forty-three years) at the Miami Herald; he died in 1967. Jane Wood Reno (Janet's mother) after raising her children, became an investigative reporter for the Miami News. Mrs. Reno built the family home from scratch. Her influence helped Janet realize what "hard work" can accomplish. Mrs. Reno's homily: "Good, better, best. Don't ever rest until good is better and better is best." Janet's mother died in 1992 at age seventy-nine.
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Book: "Janet Reno Doing the Right Thing"- By Paul Anderson Reviews
...a Reno-watcher for the Miami Herald for a dozen years, is an unabashed admirer and does a creditable job of relating Reno's lively and unusual family history, from her immigrant paternal grandfather's casting aside of their classic Danish surname, Rasmussen, for Reno, an all-American moniker picked fresh off a map of the U.S., to Reno's wonderfully independent, eccentric, generous, and resourceful mother, who built the sturdy South Florida house Reno still calls home. Anderson tracks young Reno--tall, confident, and brilliant--through her years at Cornell as a chemistry major and at Harvard Law School where sexism was the norm. He also sums up her demanding, controversy-strewn years as Florida's state attorney, all the while praising her as a woman of little vanity and tremendous integrity, a "lifetime supporter of legal aid for the poor," a devoted and effective advocate for children, and an enthusiastic workaholic. Reno's compassionate but no-nonsense personality comes through loud and clear in this rapid sketch and welcome tribute, but we'll hope that there will be many more "firsts" for this outstanding woman and a more in-depth biography to chronicle them.
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~ Janet Reno is Running for Florida Governor in 2002! ~