Patmos
Americannoun
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The Patmos Library in Jamestown Township outside Grand Rapids will lose 84% of its $245,000 annual budget after the millage renewal was defeated in Tuesday’s general election.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
On Tuesday, people in Jamestown Township voted 62% to 37% against approving a millage that would have been applied to residents' property taxes in order to fund Patmos Library.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2022
Restless at his vacation home on the Greek island of Patmos, he ferries to Leros, where he teaches creative writing to young refugees.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022
When I’m on Patmos, work stops because what I’m doing here is almost the exact opposite of what I do back home.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022
Mr. Yacub began his work by setting up a eugenics law on the island of Patmos.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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