Phil Foil - He changed the world without a word By Beth McLaughlin/Special to the Independent Tribune Jul 8, 2018 Jul 8, 2018 Updated Sep 19, 2019 0 Phil and Martin Foil Jr. at The Checkered Ball. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Beth McLaughlin/Special to the Independent Tribune He had so much promise. He was going to change the world. And he did. But not in the way that was expected.kAmr@?4@C5 =@DE 2 ?2E:G6 D@? E9:D A2DE H66< H96? !9:=:A {2?46 '2? tG6CJ u@:= 5:65 2E E96 286 @7 ch @? |@?52J[ yF=J a] u@:= H2D `e H96? 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Author with more than 75 books still loves working at the library The cat's out of the bag on a literary secret Concord has been keeping for 10 years.
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