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KALAMAZOO, MI — One woman’s simple desire to add a public sculpture to her neighborhood has become a campaign to create a little park for public leisure.
The instigator is Jane Schelhas, a 30-year resident of Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood and an artist who makes metal sculptures…