SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic
John Mahaney leans over his son, Mark, during a press conference at the Yakima Valley School on Tuesday December 30, 2008. Mark is 25 and the Mahaney's have been using respite care at the facility since 1996. During the press conference, local state legislators talked about the importance of the school and the work they will do to keep the school open in the face of the state budget released by the governor, which calls for the school's closure.
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