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Momma’s Boy
Jessie Bates III’s story as told to Mitchell Carter The car had hit a snowbank and stopped in its tracks. A half mile away from the site of the shooting, Anderson Retic and Joshua Cole Cooper laid slumped in their seats, dead; Jaylin Rice was in critical condition. These three…
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Making The World 1% Safer
Scotty Lee’s story as told to John Lynch Are you 1% better than you were yesterday? It’s a question I ask of both myself and the people I coach. Can you be 1% better than you were yesterday? If you can, then you’ll be just fine. That’s my approach: as a coach, as a person,...…
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Let’s Talk About It
Jordyn Carswell’s story as told to Alex Schmitt The world is full of differences. There are those we perceive in ourselves, and those we perceive from others. Some are noticed early; some are noticed later in life. Others come after you are educated in how to see them. My life…
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Accepting Your Mental Health
Trey Moses’ story as told to Thomas “TC” Deckard I remember just looking over at Zach, smiling and laughing. I thought, “Wow, this is the happiest I had ever seen him.” It was my 20th birthday party, and I was thinking things were starting to change, and he was starting to take…
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The Story of a Modern Day Erin Brockovich
There is no such thing as a normal day at the Breadbasket. I get up in the morning, get my daughter ready, and bring her to daycare and then I come to work. I spend the first hour working with the intern, talking about what happened yesterday, what happened over the weekend, and…
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The Story of a Grandmother
My mom was a single parent. Toys were something we deserved, like the organ I always wanted. I wanted it so bad. I wanted one because my friends had them. My mom had seven kids and should have been on services. But her thing was if you’re able-bodied, you should work. You work.…
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The Story of a Survivor of the System
My real parents were abusive, so when I was nine-months -old I was sent to foster care. We were there because my five-year-old sister was in a body cast because my dad tried to take a metal rod through her. During that time I was going in and out of foster care. I’ve had…
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The Story of a Helper
I never expected to end up in Manhattan, Kansas, especially coming from a place like New Jersey. My daughter was in her early twenties, married, with a beautiful baby and a brand new pit bull. Then, she found out her husband was going to be deployed. She was taking classes and…
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The Story of an Immigrant
Moving to America has brought about many changes in my life. I’ve had to leave a lot of things behind—a language, a fiancé, family and friends, and a career. My English is adequate, but I still struggle with finding the correct word occasionally. The only family I live with now…
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The Story of a Futurist
Hope is easy to find when you’re young. Open the door and walk on through. Place your hope in what you can achieve. Experience life, go to college, live your dreams. Refuse to get sick. Evade the cancer that comes for your body at twenty-two. Medical bills will bury you. It,…