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Leading By Example   by Doug Goodnough
Grassroots leaders like teenage mayor Michael Sessions are making their communities better
first appeared: 4/16/2006
A Father's Dream, a Son's Mission   by Beverly Keel
Martin Luther King III reflects on his father's legacy
first appeared: 1/9/2005
A Life Of Courage   by Beverly Keel
U.S. Rep. John Lewis still remembers the advice his family gave him when he was a shy schoolboy in a segregated Pike County, Ala., about 10 miles from Troy (pop. 13,935).
first appeared: 7/18/2004
Freedom's Flag   by Peter Fossel
Freedom. It started so small. So small, in fact, that we can't be sure where it started at all.
first appeared: 10/14/2001
The Patriots
Our freedom came at a great cost to some signers of the declaration
first appeared: 7/1/2001
Memorial Day Year-Round   by G. Patrick Pawling
Bonnie Carroll founded the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors — TAPS — which delivers huge doses of compassion and healing after a military death.
first appeared: 5/21/2000

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