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What We’re Reading: August 7, 2017

August 7, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Bernie Sanders pushes universal health plan in wake of Republican repeal failure | the Guardian US Bernie Sanders has spent the first months of the new Congress defending Barack Obama’s health reforms as Republicans vowed to repeal them. But after the GOP’s seven-year drive to eliminate the Affordable Care Act collapsed on the Senate floor [...]

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What We’re Reading: July 24, 2017

July 24, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Local Group Promotes Positive Disability Awareness | WDBJ7 A local support group teamed up with the Roanoke Stars for the first annual No Dunking Allowed basketball event. The goal is to raise awareness about wheel chair basketball and positive disability awareness. People from all over southwest Virginia came out watch and cheer on their favorite [...]

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