Jim Woster
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A couple of columns ago, I wrote about the current battle with cancer, involving our son-in-law, Michelle’s hubby, who lives in the Twin Cities.
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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation.
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