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REEL RECS: ‘FERNGULLY’ PROVIDES A CHEERY CONSERVATION REMINDER

Staff from your Monroe County Public Library recommend some of their favorites from the collection. What: “FernGully: The Last Rainforest” (1992) Why: Every Earth Day, people are reminded of...
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RECOMMENDED READING FROM YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY STAFF

What: “My Husband” by Maud Ventura Why: This is genuinely one of the best books I’ve read since rediscovering my love for reading post-college. The novel, translated from...
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JEWELRY CONTEST BRINGS DESIGNS TO LIFE FOR DESERVING MOMS

"One day, I decided I wanted to do something for women, mothers. You know it's the old saying, ‘Without mothers, you can't have a father.’ There's no life without the...
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MARATHON STUDENT ARTISTS COMPETE FOR THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Each spring, a nationwide high-school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The office of Carlos Gimenez reached out to invite...
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ARTIST’S CORNER: DAVID BADER CAPTURES BEAUTY OF THE UPPER KEYS

The Upper Keys are beautiful. Take a look at the ocean or bay and you have an instant postcard.   Living here day to day, we often ignore, or...