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Douglas Walrath: An Easter gift for Shirley Klein

My first true love was Shirley Klein; we were in second grade together at Roosevelt School in Elmhurst, Ill., in 1940. On a sunny, spring day I decided to declare my love for Shirley by purchasing a large, hollow chocolate Easter egg at the five-and-ten-cent store in downtown Elmhurst. The egg came decorated with a […]

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Jesus Party marks its 20th year

LEWISTON — There was no question Friday night where the biggest party was in Lewiston — The Jesus Party was, as the children say, going off. By 6 p.m., the party on Bates Street was going full blast. Two dozen children were jumping up and down, waving their hands and singing at the top of […]

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