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Book review: ‘Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls’

Your favorite scary movies almost make you jump out of your skin. The characters send gooseflesh up your arms, the hairs on the back of your neck rise, and you shiver – admittedly, with delight because a lot of people just like you enjoy having a good scare now and then.

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Dear Abby: Expat gets cold shoulder from French natives, feels left out no matter where she goes

DEAR ABBY: I went to college in France. It was my lifelong dream to move here and start my own life in this beautiful country. I succeeded. I married and had a child, but the marriage didn’t work out. My son, who is now 8, has spent his whole life here. He fits in. He is popular. However, as a single working mother in a foreign land, I do not.

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Blues, Rock musician Zakk DeBono hits the big time — secures coveted recording deal with NYC producer

Trinidad’s Zakk DeBono, secured a record deal this month — allowing him to have professional guidance throughout his musical career and presenting him with more opportunities. DeBono, 33, best known locally for his work with The Broken Circle and playing the Trinidaddio Blues Fest, will work with Bentley Records after signing a record contract with them Sept.

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THE FINE PRINT

TOWN OF STARKVILLE MON. SEPT. 19 (6 p.m.) The Board of Trustees’ public meetings are held the 3rd Monday at the Fisher’s Peak Fire Department boardroom, 8361 County Road 69, Starkville. Info: Rose Holman, 719-680-7199.

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