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Lori Long and Mark Contreras just want to get married. But their engagement has turned into a national activist effort to reform outdated federal rules that restrict people with disabilities.

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Lori Long and Mark Contreras just want to get married. But their engagement has turned into a national activist effort to reform outdated federal rules that restrict people with disabilities.

Daniel Dreifuss
Jul 27, 2023

WHEN LORI LONG AND MARK CONTRERAS MET ON A DATING SITE IN 2015, she thought coffee would be the right approach for a first date. But Contreras…

A Salinas couple takes a new tack in their fight for the right to marry.

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A Salinas couple takes a new tack in their fight for the right to marry.

Sara Rubin
Nov 24, 2022

When Lori Long and Mark Contreras met on match.com in 2015, she was skeptical about a lavish first date. Coffee seemed like the safe bet – low…