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Submissions sought for spring creative writing contest

Spring is blooming, and with those longer days full of sunshine come stories inspired by the season. Now is the time for local students to hone those writing skills and submit to The True Citizen’s annual spring creative writing contest. Submissions for the contest are now being accepted, and we have three different writing prompts for young writers to choose […]

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