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Talk Around Town: The Space Force Can Reach Orbit, but Some Troops Can't Reach the Grocery Store
A food donation center just opened at Vandenberg Space Force Base — because, the base says, some military families simply cannot afford groceries.
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Talk Around Town: A Charity Food Pantry at Vandenberg Won't Fix a Crisis That's Swallowed 41% of Military Families
A new donation center opened at Vandenberg Space Force Base, the base says — but independent data suggests military family hunger has tripled since 2023, and charity alone may not cut it.
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Talk Around Town: Florida's Space Coast May Be Living Through One of Its Busiest Augusts Ever
Chatter and confirmed data suggest the Roman Space Telescope's Falcon Heavy liftoff could crown a remarkably packed month of launches on the Space Coast.
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Talk Around Town: Nine Months of Silence After a 3.8M-Patient Healthcare Breach Raises Hard Questions
An Ohio revenue cycle firm's 2025 cyberattack, now confirmed as 2026's biggest US healthcare breach so far, reportedly sat undisclosed for nearly nine and a half months.
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