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Last-minute shoppers get Christmas tree … cheap

By Kevin Amerman

Dan Spain strapped his cotton black hat over his ears, slipped on his brown winter gloves and hopped into his minivan on Christmas Eve to find that one item he hadn't picked up yet: the Christmas tree.

 

Woman's death prompted LVH doctor's drive to help

By Veronica Torrejón

As a surgeon, Dr. Heiwon Chung knows that not every battle against breast cancer can be won. But the death of one woman ––a single mom with a toddler –– several years ago shook her to the core.

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