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    Two Tacoma Public Library branches -- the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch located at 1902 South Cedar Street (TOP LEFT/RIGHT) and the Swan Creek Branch located at 3828 East Portland Avenue (ABOVE CENTER) -- are slated to be sold to buyers with means and community interest. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    For prospective library building buyers, bring your checkbook...
    By Todd Matthews • February 3, 2012 12:00 am

    Two Tacoma Public Library branches, closed for a little more than a year due to budget shortfalls and costs related…

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    $797K grant aims to prevent chronic disease in Pierce County
    $797K grant aims to prevent chronic disease in...
    September 27, 2011 12:00 am

    The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announced Tuesday it has been awarded a grant of $797,000 dollars for the next year…

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    UW Tacoma to offer health clinic for students
    UW Tacoma to offer health clinic for students
    August 4, 2010 12:00 am

    For the first time, when UW Tacoma students get a sore throat, discover a weird rash, have questions about living…

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    "I gave up smoking a few years ago," says Winthrop resident John Heffler. Better known as 'Yo-Yo Man,' Heffler, 52, has lived in the downtown high-rise for a decade. "I took up the yo-yo and gave up smoking. It really helps." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: John Heffler
    By Todd Matthews • July 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Ask most residents of the Winthrop Hotel if they know John Heffler, and they’ll likely tell you they don’t. Ask…

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    Cool million available for medical clinics
    Cool million available for medical clinics
    May 25, 2006 12:00 am

    Awards totaling $1 million will be given to physician clinics and hospitals across Washington state to promote use of electronic…

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    Searching for a cure one step at a time
    Searching for a cure one step at a...
    By Brett Davis • April 17, 2002 12:00 am

    The fifth annual South Sound Walk To Cure Diabetes hopes to raise $200,000 this year.

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    Diabetes testing at local Safeway
    Diabetes testing at local Safeway
    April 8, 2002 12:00 am

    The Diabetes Association of Pierce County is providing the tests.

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    Diabetes Association offering diabetes screenings
    Diabetes Association offering diabetes screenings
    April 3, 2002 12:00 am

    Testing for the disease will be held this Saturday, April 6 at the Safeway store at 19th and Stevens streets.

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