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Kathy Oren, executive director of the Community Education Coalition, greets people as they gather for an announcement that Columbus and its six partner communities in the EcO Network will receive a 21st Century Talent Region Designation in the Cal Brand Meeting Room at Columbus City Hall in Columbus, Ind., Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. The designation was presented by the Governor's Office of Career Connections and Talent and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Kathy Oren, executive director of the Community Education Coalition, greets people as they gather for an announcement that Columbus and its six partner communities in the EcO Network will receive a 21st Century Talent Region Designation in the Cal Brand Meeting Room at Columbus City Hall in Columbus, Ind., Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. The designation was presented by the Governor's Office of Career Connections and Talent and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Mrs. Philip Harlow was the first to buy a soft drink at a stand set up in the 800 block of Franklin Street by neighborhood children, from left, Regina and Tim Boroughs and Vicky and Phil Harlow, in 1969. From The Republic archives
Mrs. Philip Harlow was the first to buy a soft drink at a stand set up in the 800 block of Franklin Street by neighborhood children, from left, Regina and Tim Boroughs and Vicky and Phil Harlow, in 1969. From The Republic archives