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  A Darker Look at Che's Revolution

  After Guevara destroyed his family and his fortune, Gustavo Villoldo hunted the revolutionary leader to his grave.

  By Tim Elfrink

  Thursday, August 06

  Ernesto "Che" Guevara's famous beret is gone. His iconic beard is filthy and matted against skeletal cheekbones. Bushy eyebrows arch over his... More >>
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  Love in the Time of Leprosy

  The life after death of José and Magdalena Ramirez

  By John Nova Lomax

  Thursday, July 30

  Everybody thought college would be a breeze for José Ramirez. A starter on his high school football team, he was voted most popular in his... More >>
• Love in the Time of Leprosy: The Critter Connection

  Where there's leprosy, there's usually an armadillo.

  By John Nova Lomax

  Thursday, July 30

  Along with humans, only one other creature on earth is susceptible to leprosy: the nine-banded armadillo. Leprosy thrives in cool conditions, and... More >>
• Love in the Time of Leprosy: Leprosy Lives On

  In Texas and Louisiana, the disease still exists — and so does the stigma.

  By John Nova Lomax

  Thursday, July 30

  Today, leprosy seems both antiquated and exotic, a disease if not extinct, then certainly foreign to the Houston area. According to dermatologist... More >>
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  Cover Me

  Kathern Cathey thought she had an insurance policy that would save her life. Not exactly.

  By Craig Malisow

  Thursday, July 16

  "Last night I had a bad night," Kathern Cathey says. "A real bad night." The grape-sized tumor on her pancreas was causing even more pain than... More >>