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 Now here are the top stories to look out for in Friday's paper: 

• Read about a nationwide effort to clean and repair gravestones that came to Alexandria.
• We look to see how staffing shortages are affecting local nursing homes.
• Holmes City home explosion injures resident
• In Life, read about three generations that have owned Carlson Music Center.

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