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FLASHBACK 2004: Forget terrorism. The future holds lots of lasting battles with lots of nasty, mutating viruses.
Based on history, we will definitely have a pandemic some day. That's as certain as anything can be. Whether avian influenza, or "bird flu" will be it, is not certain.
Dr. Bob Rolfs, right Dr. Woody Spruance In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Title: Flu Fighters Author: Wina Sturgeon Date: April 22, 2004 The telephone call comes, as it always does, and Dr. Robert Rolfs springs into action like an athlete, his heart beating faster, his focus narrowing. He musters his troops.
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