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The African American Heritage Corner Week Eight

The year was 1885 and the United States temperance movement — a sociopolitical push to limit the use of alcohol across the country — was alive and well. Religious activists, citing moral stain as a
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Rushdie off ventilator; N.J. man charged

Last Friday morning, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was flown to UPMC Hamot, in Erie, Pennsylvania, after being attacked on the Amphitheater stage, where he was set to deliver a presentation with Henry Reese, director
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The African American Heritage Corner Week Seven

Ariel S. Bowen was born Ariel Serena Hedges on March 3, 1863, in Newark, New Jersey, to Harriet Taylor and Charles Hedges. An “accomplished vocalist and musician,” according to the African American Registry, Bowen was
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Smith Memorial Library celebrates 91 years

In a week of beloved Chautauqua celebrations, including Old First Night and Recognition Day for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, comes another lesser known, but no less cherished, tradition: Library Day. An annual celebration
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