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Highland County Historical Society Hall of Fame inductee Dinah Phillips: ‘The face and the heart of the Highland County Democratic Party’

This is Part 3 of a series leading up to the Highland County Historical Society inducting five more members into its Hall of Fame on Aug. 16. This week, we profile Dinah Phillips.
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West Portsmouth man charged with gross sexual imposition
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UPDATED: Hillsboro man charged with murder, felonious assault
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My Fourth of July
Let me tell you what I did not see or hear. I did not see anyone wearing a MAGA cap. I did not see anyone wearing a Democratic-socialist T-shirt. In fact, I did not see any clothing with political messages at all.
A few surprises and many thanks
The Highland County Historical Society's Hall of Fame never ceases to amaze. With each class of new inductees, I am almost always surprised that a new inductee wasn't already a longtime member.
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