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Batter Up: Author Stephen King, creator of nightmarish fantasies--and an avid baseball fan--is donating $1 million to build a field of dreams. King is building a baseball field and donating it to his home city, Bangor, Me. The gift is designed to ease a shortage of full-size diamonds for youngsters in Senior Little League. “It’s not on a par with world peace or ending hunger here in Bangor,” King said. “But I was taught that charity begins at home.”
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