Award-winning presenter and producer John Leech plays a selection of great soul music every Sunday afternoon between 4pm and 6pm. Show more Award-winning presenter and producer John Leech plays a ...

Melanie Martinez’s “Leaches” lyrics, meaning, and video unpack emotional manipulation through surreal visuals.

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LEECHES are adapted by their structure and physiology to an ectoparasitic, blood-sucking mode of life. Some have secondarily become predators, but none has obvious adaptations to endoparasitism.

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Council solidified its negotiating team on March 17 with Brad Harrison volunteering for its third spot (other council committee members are Frederick Leech and Betsy Monroe). “I’m looking ...

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