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Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment
August's best books keep you on the edge of your seat - The best books of August deliver thrills, time travel, and tongue-in-cheek commentary from the nine Greek Muses. By - Monitor reviewers - / 5 min
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From the Magazine - As US small colleges close, towns can struggle. In Vermont, one turned the page. Small, private colleges in the U.S. are closing more often, depriving communities of resources and people. One Vermont town has a solution that could work for others. By - Olivia Fletcher - / 4 min9 days ago