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Ex-Drinker Helps Other Women Avoid the Fall

Miami New Times | January 17, 2005

Heather Klinker runs the nonprofit organization Grubstake Resources for Recovery with the aim of helping Miami women get off the street.

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Tags: addiction, exploitation, addicts, hookers, prostitutes, rehab, streetwalkers

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When New Times purchased a small fortnightly newspaper in late 1987, the Miami metropolitan area was served by two dailies, populated with aging retirees, begging for tourists and struggling to invent a place called South Beach. And, of course, it...

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