Roughly a third of registered voters 35 percent and even less in our state, turned out to vote in the last congressional election.

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Barely decipherable on the old gravestone was the name Moses or was it Moser

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After the Civil War, longhorn cattle a tough breed named for their long horns were abundant on the Texas plains.

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The paper continues, “The company knows he Watson is impressed.”

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The film critic said, “The show was great a must see!”

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The Ohio River flows from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about 981 miles 1,578 km to the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois.

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I had my silhouette cut at the state fair did you know it was named after a French government official of the eighteenth century

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William Kennedy wrote the novel Ironweed that became a film and also wrote the script for Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Cotton Club 1984

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Do you know if it’s Jim or Tim the one with the beard who published a story in The Antioch Review?

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Flannery O’Connor 1925–1964 wrote many excellent short stories.

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“in short, our school needs a new gymnasium,” Emily said.

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Ms. Star my teacher wants us to enter our themes in the contest.

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I can’t imagine and I’ve tried Jeremy in that role.

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The President will speak at 10:00 A.M. Eastern 9:00 A.M. Central

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Rollerblading is very popular now even though I get dizzy just watching someone do it

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Will you return these videos they’re due today on your way to work?

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What comes next after “Roses are red, violets are blue”?

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The teacher said, “This pointing to Japan on the map is our biggest challenge in business for the next decade.”

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Rachel told me not that it’s any secret that she’s thinking of changing her major.

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If you like fruit and I know you do you’ll love this selection.

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