Incoming lawmaker has racy name, conservative stands
State Sen.-elect Crystal Diamond knows her name raises questions and suspicions. "My parents weren't hippies, and I'm not an exotic dancer," she said in a phone interview. Before introducing her first bill, Diamond has mastered the art of delivering a pithy quote. But let's get back to the origin of her name. At 41, Diamond is from the same generation as the late actor River Phoenix, whose younger siblings include Rain, Summer and Liberty. Unlike the Phoenixes, Diamond didn't receive a provocative name from her parents. The former Crystal Runyan kept her married name of Diamond after a div...
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