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Compassionate care at the end
By Renee Baker Contributing Writer Hospice offers options to let the terminally ill die with dignity, and to lift some of the burden their loved ones often shoulder John Steele, photo above left, was so impressed by the care his mother received in hospice t…
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Johnson announces HOPWA Funds
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernie Johnson announced this week that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the city of Dallas a $721,000 grant in a three-year renewal of a Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The money i…
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Deaths • 07.24.09
Rouse Martin “Marty” Roy Rouse, 56, died of heart disease on May 17 at Medical City of Plano. A native of West Germany, Rouse had lived in the dallas area for the past 23 years. He attended Washington High School in Washington, Iowa. He later lived in Cedar…
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Deaths • 07.10.09
Edens The Rev. R. Maurice Edens of Georgetown, formerly of Dallas, died June 15, 2009. Born in San Antonio on July 2, 1923, his life path took him from Texas to North Carolina, California and New York, concluding in Georgetown, Texas. Edens was ordained as…
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RCD program a 'lifeline' for those in abusive relationships
By Renee Baker Contributing Writer Coordinator Heidi Pyron says Family VIolence Program helps victims of domestic violence gain autonomy, safety, longterm independence Heidi Pyron, coordinator for Resource Center Dallas’ Family Violence Program, says the pr…
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Deaths • 06.26.09
Lovett Actor and playwright Steve Lovett died of heart failure at Baylor Hospital on June 11 while recovering from complications due to bypass surgery in April. He was 57. Lovett grew up in Texas City and earned his MFA from Trinity University/Dallas Theate…
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Baldwin offers LGBT health equality bill
By Staff Reports Rep. Tammy Baldwin Openly lesbian U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., on Tuesday, June 23 introduced the “Ending Health Disparities for LGBT Americans Act,” a comprehensive piece of legislation intended to improve “all areas of the health car…
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Activists make AIDS funding priority at city budget forums
By John Wright News Editor Members of Stonewall Young Democrats, Queer Liberaction worked with others in focus groups to raise issue in meetings this week JOHN WRIGHT/Dallas Voice Travis Gasper, president of Stonewall Young Democrats of Dallas, speaks durin…
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New survey shows possible crisis among area LGBT youth
By Renee Baker Contributing Writer First-of-its-kind survey in North Texas indicates family rejection, religious issues lead to higher rate of depression, thoughts of suicide Youth First Texas members say that marching in the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade…
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Texas man convicted for knowingly infecting several women with HIV
By Linda Stewart Bell Associated Press Padieu sentenced to 45 years in prison, must serve 221â„2 before parole McKINNEY — An ex-convict turned suburban martial arts instructor was sentenced Friday, May 29 to 45 years in prison for knowingly infecting sever…
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Glaxo signs deal with Concert on early stage drugs
By Associated Press New approach to using deuterium could broaden impact of existing drugs, lead to new HIV treatments, Glaxo official says LONDON — GlaxoSmithKline PLC signed a potential $1 billion deal with U.S. biotech company Concert Pharmaceuticals on…
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Director named for new counseling program at RCD
By Staff Reports Rakos brings 23 years of experience to program offered through collaboration between Resource Center, SMU Sabine Rakos Officials with the Resource Center of Dallas this week announced that Sabine Rakos has been named assistant director of R…
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