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Loretto Hospital celebrates its decades of babies
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About 30 people born at the Austin facility attended last weekend’s event.
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Faith group wants to raise awareness of AIDS
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The East and West Garfield Prevention Coalition recently held a training session that included free testing.
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School clinic marks national health week for men and boys with free tests
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Many of the men who were checked last week at the Austin School Health Center learned they have high blood pressure. That’s why organizers want West Side residents to participate in two more free health clinics July 28 and Aug. 11.
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Some local leaders want to create an African-American business district
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Such an area could be modeled after other Chicago neighborhoods like Greektown and Chinatown, and attract tourists to Austin.
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Some moms complain about WIC program
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Some wonder why they have to use their vouchers at just one store in Austin, while moms in nearby suburbs can go food shopping at many places.
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Renaissance 2010 high schools in Austin fight to provide better education for students
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Sharon Morgan sits at her desk surrounded by piles of paperwork and a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee. As she shuffles through the paperwork, she marks her calendar on the day where she plans to speak to her 7th and 8th grade students about completing applications for the best high schools in the city. With the application deadline for Chicago’s best college and career academies quickly approaching on Jan. 20, Morgan reassures herself that her students will be equipped with all the necessary tools to apply. Morgan is the director of Community Outreach and Graduate Support at Austin’s Catalyst School-Circle Rock, one of Austin’s newest K-8th college preparatory charter schools.