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This Dec. 29, 2018 image provided by D. Allan Drummond shows a bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) in Papaikou, Hawaii. (D. Allan Drummond via AP)

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Spooky plants for Goth gardens

By JESSICA DAMIANO JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,10/24/23-7:40AM, 443 Reads
Think you’re ready for Halloween? Like me, you might have a pumpkin on the porch, a scarecrow by the lamppost and enough candy to guarantee leftovers, but do you have any spooky plants in your garden?
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Flo & Friends for Mar 30, 2025

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Mon,03/31/25-2:10AM, 442 Reads

Comic By: Jenny Campbell
An LGBTQ+ related book is seen on shelf at Fabulosa Books a store in the Castro District of San Francisco on Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Haven Daley,File)

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George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books

By HILLEL ITALIE HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer
Mon,04/07/25-5:02AM, 444 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Removing books from library shelves is no longer just a story of objections from a local community or an individual parent, the American Library Association says.
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Pine Community News

By LERAND HUNT LERAND HUNT
Thu,01/15/26-1:03PM, 442 Reads
Well, it's late Saturday night as I write this week's column. This morning, we had the air conditioner running and now outside it's like 56 degrees. This good ole Louisiana weather. At least they say it's gonna be much cooler all week. That certainly will help with the roller coast weather we usually have.
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