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I’ve Never Been So Scared (opens the original)
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The time was late Fall, just before winter set in.My husband had been diagnosed with cancer just a month or two before that night. Our nights were cool, but not a bone-chilling cold as they can often be in the South, where the humidity always affects the “real feel.” from the front porch is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-in
A Gangster in a Small Town (opens the original)
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A little over two hours southeast of Des Moines, Iowa, and less than twenty minutes from Readlyn, where my good friend Mike lived, sits Fairbank, Iowa.Fairbank is split by two counties—Buchanan and Fayette. The town has a population of just over 1,100. Fairbank has three things: Costa’s Sports Bar and Grill, the beautiful Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and a gangster who was a member of Al Capone’s gang.Louis “Louie” George LaCava, a Lieutenant, a Bookkeeper, and sometimes a Hitman for A
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