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Global roots, grown in Thailand

By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Emma Kauffman grew international roots while in Thailand. The senior at Salem High School returned to the United States after nine months as a Rotary International exchange student, but left a large part of her heart behind in Thailand. “There’s not one day that I don’t have thoughts of my exchange year in Thailand.... »

Horseman rides across nation for Thai natives’ rights

By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – An apparition of an old-time cowboy in oil-skin coat on a tall, dark horse ambled along the side of West Main Street in light morning snow Tuesday, heading to New York City. The pair turned out to be Matthew McDaniel on his horse Hampton, a long-legged half-quarter-horse, half-Percheron. They were on Day 333, making... »

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