1972 Black Hills-Rapid City Flood
DATE: June 1972 LOCATION: South Dakota DEATHS: 238, with more than 3,000 injured ESTIMATED COST: $826 million *…
Forgive and Get Healthy
University professor Loren Toussaint wants to spread the tangible benefits of forgiveness.
How Much Does It Hurt?
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A pioneering nonprofit Chicago news source has gone the way of many old-fashioned for-profit predecessors, but wants to resurrect itself as for-profit.
Making a Plan and Not Sticking To It
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Racism’s Hidden Toll
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Sprinkling of Facts Dramatically Alters Schools Debate
Giving people basic facts changes their opinions on major schools issues — which may dismay those seeking more school funding.
Battling AIDS In Its Worst-Hit Demographic
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