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Judges' Special Recognition
Brian Plonka
The Spokesman-Review
"Living and Dying in Libby"

 

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Little leaguers round the bases at a ballfield outside of downtown Libby. It was the old ballfields in town were countless people were exposed to high-levels of airborne asbestos fibers as the fields were built with mine tailings from the W.R. Grace mine. Since then the town has found safer facilities like this for children to plan on.
 
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