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Waynesboro: Sam Hostetter is back to help us correct the mistake from 2022
The voters in Ward D in Waynesboro made the mistake in 2022 of not realizing that Sam Hostetter was a pretty good City Council member.
Ray Petree | Revisiting the Toni Storm vs. Mariah May ‘Hollywood Ending’
Professional wrestling is an art form unto itself that tells its tales through the catharsis of combat. In their self-styled “Hollywood Ending,” Toni Storm and Mariah May tackled that sentiment.
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