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    The Arizona Daily Star presents: "Losing Ground: Tucson's kids pay poverty's high price"

    • Aug 3, 2013
    • Aug 3, 2013 Updated May 21, 2024
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    Find the Arizona Daily Star's complete eight-day series "Losing Ground: Tucson's kids pay poverty's high price" at azstarnet.com/poverty.

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