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'You Were Saying the Right Things, but the Tone of Your Voice Wasn't Matching Your Words'

Gretchen Maune and DeAnna Quietwater Noriega are friends who live here in Columbia, and Gretchen’s actually been a friend of mine for several years.

'If You're Not Taking Care of High Blood Pressure, You're Not Taking Care of Your HIV'

Jannis Evans and Devin Hursey both work in the HIV treatment and prevention field and have served on committees advocating for people with HIV in Missouri and across the country.

'We Should Recognize [Cannabis] as Medication and Allow Healing to Come into Our State'

Lonnie Kessler and Kimberly Ruiz are a couple who live in Moberly, Missouri. Lonnie has intractable epilepsy and Kimberly is a disabled vet, and they both advocate for the legalization of medical marijuana in the state.

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