Mary Jane Skala: My house back home was torn down. My heart was ripped out, too MARY JANE SKALA Kearney Hub Aug 16, 2026 Aug 16, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A friend’s text shook me like a crack of thunder Monday morning. It was a picture of my former house in the Cleveland suburb of Chagrin Falls.kAmp J6==@H 3F==5@K6C H2D :? E96 7C@?E J2C5] %96 E@H6C:?8 A:?6 EC66 925 366? 4FE 5@H?] |J =:EE=6 3=F6 23@56 D2E 232?5@?65 :? E96 324<8C@F?5]k^Am Skala FILE, KEARNEY HUB kAm~? %F6D52J[ 2?@E96C 7C:6?5 D6?E 2 E6IE] %9:D E:>6[ :E H2D 2 A:4EFC6 H:E9 7@FC H@C5Di “*@FC 9@FD6 :D 8@?6]” %96 =@E H2D 6>AEJ] x 3682? 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