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LIBERTY – Francoise Litch, who currently lives in Florida, was a Liberty resident for more than 45 years. Litch, 72, is originally from Montreal, Canada. She graduated from McGill University in Montreal in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in English. After graduation, she attended McGill for ...

Taking the disposable society one trash can too far

“Stop at the store,” my buddy said. “I spilled nacho cheese on my shirt.” I glanced at the passenger seat. “Looks like you made a mess with the mustard too.” “It was an exciting game,” he said. “But this was my last clean shirt.” “You’re out of laundry detergent?” “No. I’m out of shirts.” He lifted a foot. “My last clean socks. I’ll get a new pack.” I turned into the department store parking lot. “What kind of laundry detergent do you use? You should pick up some of that oxidizing stuff. Those stains can be hard to get out.” “Dude, ...

Advice for learning the mother tongue of your ancestors

NEW YORK (AP) — Losing a tangible connection to your family's ancestral homeland can bring unexpected sorrow, whether through the death of an older relative, the sale of a property passed down for generations gets sold or the destruction a handful of surviving heirlooms. Learning a ...

Strangers trade punches and chase thrills at Colombia’s pop-up fights

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — In a park on the outskirts of Colombia's capital, Santiago Abril set up a mat made with interlocking rubber panels and assembled an octagonal structure resembling a mixed martial arts cage. The portable ring, made of rubber and plastic, serves as the stage for the ...

From the staff of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County “Marriage of Convenience, Volume 1” by Ken After dying a cruel death, Bianca de Arn wakes up in the past when she was nineteen years old. Vowing not to live the same miserable life, Bianca decides that she must seize this chance that was given to her and change the course of her life. The first step to doing this, securing her position as Countess and no longer being viewed as the evil monster that she was in her previous life. The only catch…her arranged husband that just returned from the ...

The older we get, the wider our circles

Have you ever noticed that the older you get, the wider the age range of your friends becomes? I think I was in my late twenties when this first started happening in my world. At the time, I was working at Lowe Enterprises as an administrative assistant in leasing and asset management, although I somehow found myself flanking almost every area of real estate. Well, with the exception of legal and insurance because…blah. But that was also the culture of the office. You did your job, and when you accomplished your mission for the day, you looked over at your colleague or your ...