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A recap of the first http://spotlightnews.com/spotlightnews/article.php?article_id=tM1230918738t495e54521e4e2 http://spotlightnews.com/spotlightnews/article.php?article_id=tM1230918738t495e54521e4e2 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:52:04 -0800 Your local news Editor's Note: The following is a recap of news in the town of Bethlehem from the last six months of 2008. 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