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Community Lense: Young and young at heart celebrate life

By Arlinda Smith Broady
Oct 29, 2014

The grand opening of a place for learning, children applying what they’ve learned in a fun, practical way and paying homage to our elderly friends and neighbors — all these things are part of the community spirit.

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A Midwesterner by birth, but a Southerner by heritage, Arlinda Smith Broady has a combination of solid values, easy-going charm and unrelenting thirst for knowledge that makes her a not only a dedicated journalist, but a compassionate community member. She seeks truth and justice, but is just as eager to spread good news and share a witty story.

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