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Breast cancer survivors urge women to get annual mammogram

By Suzanne McBride | October 29, 2020

The Loretto Hospital is providing free mammograms through the end of October to Austin residents who are uninsured or underinsured. Call 833-THL-LOVE.

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America must value the lives of black millennials and others in our communities

By AustinTalks | May 31, 2020

Raheem Cooper-Thomas, Cortez Watson Jr., Chukwuka John Okafo and Herb Howard have these questions on their minds: When do we fight back? How and when do we seek justice for all the lives lost? And when will we have any opportunity in this country?

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