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Around the Patch: Relay for Life, Surviving the Recession & Some Bad News
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I admit, these "Around the Patch" recaps have leaned toward .
That's why I'm deliberately trying to front load this one with good news.
1. A Brecksville Patch blogger talks about how both she and her husband losing their respective jobs brought them closer together as a couple.
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"'They' say you feel fulfilled when you have a stable partner, home and job/career. For us, two out of three wasn’t bad," she writes.
To see her optimistic take on what can often be a discouraging topic,
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2. More than 375 Stow residents raised $70,000 for the American Cancer Society during a recent Relay for Life event, .
Members of the 26 teams entered in the Stow-Munroe Falls Relay for Life played games, ran on-site fundraisers, enjoyed live entertainment, camped out, laughed plenty and, at times, shed tears this past weekend.
Relay for Life is a wonderful event for an important cause. (And, don't forget, has this Saturday at ).
3. Now for some less-good news. Remember the involving the woman from Beachwood?
Beachwood Patch has of the woman's friend testifying that she tried to hire him to kill her ex-husband.
4. Finally, a Solon woman says that a man who threatened to kill her.
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