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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
Local farmer, environmentalist, marathoner, and concerned global citizen Chris Parrish of Viewtown is scheduled to compete in a benefit marathon in the Western Sahara desert on Feb. 27. This Sahara Marathon is being conducted to aid 185,00 Sahrawi refugees, who have been confined to refugee camps in the Western Sahara in Algeria for 25 years, where they fled when Morocco invaded Western Sahara after Spain ended its colonial rule.
The refugees settled southeast of Tindouf, Algeria, where they felt that they would be safe from attack by Moroccan forces. They have survived using their traditional knowledge and a determination to
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