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A barrier for me - which has been both a strength and a weakness - has been my taste. The kind of things I'm interested in aren't always mainstream.


Randa Haines

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BEN HAINES That will be a great event with a well-known act coming through the area.
BEN HAINES He's a war hero, and we really wanted a hometown guy to be our parade marshal.
BEN HAINES We want this to be the biggest parade since 1956 and give the community a great celebration.
BEN HAINES The bicentennial is now here. We're gearing up for it.
BEN HAINES With every civil right there has to be a corresponding civil obligation.
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