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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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Pope Francis and huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity’s most joyous day, Pope Francis stood under sunny skies before a flock so numerous they overflowed the flower-bedecked St. Peter’s Square. Even before Mass began in late morning, more than 100,000 tourist, Romans and pilgrims, young and old, had turned out for the Mass. Many more streamed […]

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Relay For Life team hosting breakfast with Easter bunny

MEXICO — A local Relay For Life team will host its annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Town Hall, member Kim Chiasson said Monday afternoon. Chiasson said Team Friends and Family Forever has been around for about 15 years. “It started after a girlfriend of mine was […]