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Ella Rhyan Haywood, 7, of Salem sits down for a haircut as stylist Kristy Balzarini covers her with an apron March 9 at Hair Express in Salem. Ella, whose mother died of cancer a year ago, decided to have a long section of her hair cut off for donation to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that makes wigs for cancer patients and others with medical conditions causing hair loss. (Photo by Mike Springer)