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“A story about overcoming our own biases…is exactly the kind of story we need to hear in America. We should (discuss) in a truthful and mature and responsible way the divides that still exist — …

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Two grandmas and a gangster

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A former gang leader from Chicago’s Southside, Ardest said, “My heart was so hardened, I sat in jail and rolled marijuana joints with pages of a Bible. As a gangster, you can’t trust anyone. Metro …

Geek with personality is a favorite with kids

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What possessed a computer technologist making well over $50K at an investment firm to leave it for a $15K job working with inner-city kids?
That’s what I asked Golden Valley, MN native Matt Christenson, 42, a …

Music a Great Resilience Tool to Cope with Life’s Harshest Realities!

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It’s long been said that music is mind medicine. Research shows that listening to music can reduce anxiety, depression, blood pressure, and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, memory, increase some cognitive functions, enhance learning and concentration, and ward off the effects of brain aging.