95-Year-Old Activist Has Surgery on Windpipe
From Times Wire Reports
Doris “Granny D” Haddock, 95, who ran for the U.S. Senate last year and once gained national attention by walking across the country to promote campaign finance reform, underwent surgery on her windpipe in Concord.
“She is strong and a full recovery is expected, but the long-term prospects of whether she would regain use of her well-known voice is uncertain,” said family spokesman Dennis Burke.
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