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October 8, 2013 at 3:50 pm

Dispatch: Retired English Professor is One of ‘The Local Girls’

Mimi Hart, a retired Ohio University English professor, is just one of “The Local Girls.”

Columbus Dispatch writer Kevin Joy interviewed the band, which sings pre-1960s girl music.

In namesake only, the Local Girls seem to be a casual group of around-the-way gals.

In reality, the women are well-traveled.

The Athens, Ohio, trio appeared on the Garrison Keillor radio show A Prairie Home Companion after winning a contest. Through connections, they entertained then-first lady Hillary Clinton on her 50th birthday.

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