Lyceum stages 'The Philadelphia Story'
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Chris Post/Midwest Freelancer
Following on the heels of “Sugar” and “The Sunshine Boys,” the Arrow Rock
Lyceum Theatre will keep the comedy coming with its production of “The Philadelphia
Story.”
Philip Barry's comedy of manners, which opens Aug. 3 and runs through Aug. 15,
tells the story socialite Tracy Lord and her plans to wed George Kittredge. Things
begin to come undone as a society newspaper reporter covering the wedding comes
upon the little matter of Tracy's first marriage and some other embarrassing Lord family
misdeeds.
“What ensues is Tracy's humorous and poignant journey from prejudice to
tolerance,” said production director Peter Reynolds. “The Lord family and the other
characters who visit their country home outside Philadelphia are as resonant and
entertaining today as they were on opening night in 1939.”
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Midwest Freelancer
Marshall to discontinue use of
chlorine gas for water treatment
By Chris Post/Midwest Freelancer
Chlorine is good for water treatment, but its potential to harm humans and the
environment has brought its use under increasing scrutiny from the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Like many similar facilities across the country Marshall Municipal Utilities Water
Treatment Plant was faced with the option of upgrading its chlorine gas equipment or
finding an alternative means of disinfecting the city’s potable water supply.
At its regular meeting this week, the MMU Board of Public Works voted to accept
the recommendation of engineers with Shafer, Kline and Warren to switch from chlorine
gas to sodium hypochlorite, the chemical commonly used in household bleach.
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