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For young people on the streets, Cocoon House provides a refuge
When Lux Howard came out to his mother seven years ago, his mother laughed in his face.
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How a young basketball star fell to addiction, and rebounded
Swanson’s successes could fill a dozen family scrapbooks, but perhaps the proudest life moment for the now-31-year-old happened on April 4, 2015, far from the arenas where he was cheered for his athletic accomplishments and the lecture halls where he found academic success. On that day Swanson
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On target: Proton beam therapy improves quality of life post-cancer
It seemed like an inopportune time for Avery Berg to get sick: just a few weeks before her 11th birthday and with more than a month left of summer vacation before she would be starting sixth grade. But when her headaches and nausea turned to double vision, what seemed like a minor inconvenience turn
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‘Digital literacy’ partnership opens doors for low-income residents
When Barbara “B.G.” Nabors-Glass interacts with the students in Goodwill’s job training program, she understands first-hand the difficulties they face. Years ago, as a young single mother holding down a job while going to law school, Nabors-Glass struggled to make ends meet. Receiving public assi
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Fighting fear to feed hungry families
The central Washington city of Toppenish, with about 9,000 residents, is like any small town. An average day is full of familiar faces – friends and acquaintances going about their daily routines. So, when visits to the city’s food bank dropped from the usual 600 families a month to just below 400 e