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After high school graduation I headed north to Fairfield University in Connecticut and as a freshman I signed up for an English Composition class that would have an impact on me. I was a business ...

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Ann Jones enjoyed a birthday to remember at the 2025 Knotty’s English Nationals pickleball tournament in Bolton.

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