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Archive Home > 2007 > May > 11 > Connection to Madras schools gives retirees plenty to talk about

Connection to Madras schools gives retirees plenty to talk about

'But we're not just a bunch of gossipmongers,' one says

By Nancy Pasternack / The Bulletin
May 11, 2007

MADRAS - When Larry Larson, 73, arrived from Minnesota in 1962 to take a teaching job, he didn't think much of Madras.

"I thought this was a hellhole," he said. "But the people really grew on me."

"Plus, nobody else would have him," said Dave Wiles, 69.

"And he....

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