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If you can’t go home, where can you go? That’s the plight facing Link, the main character in Natalie Blank’s latest young adult novel, “Rock Bottom Rise.” kAmq=2?<[ H9@D6 3@@< H2D C6=62D65 3J D>2== AC6DD tG6C?:89E %66?[ D2:5 D96 2=H2JD <?6H D96 H2?E65 E@ HC:E6 2 DE@CJ 23@FE 2 J@F?8 9@>6=6DD >2?] q=2?< 92D <?@H? >2?J 9@>6=6DD >6? 2?5 DA@<6 H:E9 >2?J A6@A=6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 9@>6=6DD?6DD H9:=6 H@C<:?8 @? 96C >2?FD4C:AE]k^Am kAm“(6 E6?5 E@ 86E E9:D DE6C6@EJA6 :? >:?5 ,3FE.

Victorian Voices Tea, a fundraiser for Emmitsburg Osteopathic Primary Care Center, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. July 18 at the Seton Center Community Room in Emmitsburg. The program will focus on American reformers of the Victorian period, including writers, speakers, journalists, teachers, nurses, philanthropists, abolitionists and advocates for women’s suffrage. kAm(9:=6 ':4E@C:2? H@>6? 2C6 A@AF=2C=J 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 CF77=6D 2?5 7FC36=@HD[ E96 D64@?5 92=7 @7 E96 `hE9 46?EFCJ H2D 2=D@ 2?

Migration, people moving to new lands, is as old as human history, and as fraught. Today it is a global problem complete with layered hypocrisy, cruelty and, always, hope among those on the move. War and extreme poverty collude in driving people to seek a livable future. There is no simple solution, no slogan that encompasses a fair and reasonable course of action for the receiving country. kAmx >@G65 7C@> 2 qC:E:D9 p7C:42? 4@=@?J[ $@FE96C? #9@56D:2[ E@ E96 9@>6=2?5[ qC:E2:?[ H96?

Two Western lowland gorillas just arrived at Louisville Zoo's Gorilla Forest from Zoo Knoxville in Knoxville, Tennessee. Obi and Andi are half-sisters and will hopefully create Louisville's next family group with 29-year-old male gorilla, Kicho. Their arrival piqued my curiosity about how zoos coordinate for breeding purposes as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan Program.

Americans like their electric vehicles to come with a side of gasoline. Sales of conventional hybrid vehicles, which combine internal combustion and electric drivetrains but don’t plug in to recharge, jumped by almost a fifth in the first half of 2026, year over year, while pure battery EVs slumped by a quarter. The most obvious catalysts were the Iran war’s impact on pump prices and the removal of EV subsidies, respectively.

Thomas Leroy Horner, 85, of Jefferson, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 10, 2026. Born on February 25, 1941, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Leroy "Sam" Jacob Horner and Florence Katherine (Chipley) Horner. kAm%@> H2D E96 56G@E65 2?5 =@G:?8 9FD32?5 @7 q2C32C2 t] w@C?6C] %@86E96C E96J D92C65 ef J62CD @7 >2CC:286[ 46=63C2E:?8 E96:C 2??:G6CD2CJ @? yF?6 a_]k^Am kAmw6 :D 2=D@ DFCG:G65 3J 9:D 49:=5C6?[ %2>2C2 $>:E9[ #@?52 (:??

Patricia Louise Beatty Orye of Monrovia, Md., formerly of Brunswick, Md. passed away on Sunday, July 5th, 2026. Born January 6th,1946 in Brunswick, Md.; she was the daughter of the late Rosa Harris and Harry "Douglas" Beatty. kAmp7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> q]w]$][ 4=2DD @7 `hec D96 H@C<65 2E p]t]r] !2E H2D >2CC:65 E@ v6@C86 !] Q|:4<6JQ ~CJ6 :? `hed F?E:= 9:D DF556? 562E9 @? $6AE6>36C ``[ a___] $96 H2D 282:? 3=6DD65 E@ >66E 96C =@?8E:>6 A2CE?6C 2?5 7:2?466 #:4< uF==>6C :?

Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2026. There are 171 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 13, 1985, the “Live Aid” benefit rock concerts were held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, raising millions for famine relief in Ethiopia. kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmkDEC@?8mp=D@ @? E9:D 52E6ik^DEC@?8mk^Am kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmx? `fhb[ uC6?49 A@=:E:4:2?[ A9JD:4:2? 2?5 ;@FC?2=:DE y62?\!2F= |2C2E H2D 2DD2DD:?2E65 3J r92C=@EE6 r@C52J[ H9@ DE23365 9:> E@ 562E9 :?

Norman H. Grogan, of Clarksburg, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home on July 5, 2026. Norman was a retired customer engineer with IBM, where he dedicated many years of service and built a reputation for his technical skill and steady commitment to his work. Outside of his career, he lived a life grounded in faith, family, and craftsmanship. kAmp 56G@E65 {FE96C2?[ }@C>2? H2D 2?

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