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See special section following page 8 PHOTO BY MONICA VOLPIN
Leisure & Travel
Playwright puts Baltimore in the spotlight
Peru by bus | Tips for taking solo trips 9
Fitness & Health
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k Genes and the heart k Hearing aids change lives
Arts & Style
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k Gospel DJs boost ratings k Three books for summer
Advertiser Index 15 Stephen LaRocque performs his one-man play Byline: Ernie Pyle, to local audiences. A retired U.S. Naval officer, LaRocque has written more than 30 plays, including a new one, Declaration, about the Baltimore woman who printed the Declaration of Independence. See story on page 8. Photo by Harvey Levine
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