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Eastern Standard: An Appalachian Exultation - GPS Worries Meteorologist - Classic Cuban Music On Way

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published May 23, 2019 at 10:17 AM EDT

An Appalachian Exultation

GPS Has A Meteorologist Worried

Classic Cuban Music Is Coming to Lexington

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