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Police Looking for Sexual Assault Suspect
Police issued a sketch Friday from a sexual assault on April 6.
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I learned about what it means to cover a community here and to be part of a running dialogue doing a news talk radio show. My perfect life would be sitting on Pacific Avenue and talking to every person who walks by and discovering their story. And, that's my job, basically. What could be better?
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