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Protest, Now and Then

Paul Lamb's father is an old-style, take-to-the-streets-with-a-sign activist. He and new-style social networking activists have a lot to learn from one another.

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Stephen Lavezzo used to cringe at the rambling stories his father frequently told in his heavy Italian accent. Now, he prays they'll never end.

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Last summer, while others enjoyed inviting weather, Peggy Hansen was busy putting aside bounty from her garden and local farmers. Why does she bother?

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Barbara Brenner has endured two bouts with breast cancer. But please don't call her a survivor.

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Teaching children to apologize for things they?re not sorry for is a prescription for insincere adults. Laura Galvin talks about the value of a genuine apology.

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Paul Staley argues that the war of the streets is really a battle over time and money, between future value and the urgency of now.

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All his life, Richard Friedlander has savored Erasmus Hall's 1956 defeat of rival Commerce High in Madison Square Garden. But it never happened — and therein lies an important lesson about the power of memory.

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The patch of forest behind the house where Erik Vance grew up was only 12 acres, but its vast expanse nurtured a child's fascination with the outdoors that became a lifelong devotion to the natural world.

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A recent study found that every day the average teen spends an average seven hours and thirty-eight minutes texting. That?s no surprise to Youth Radio?s Sarah Hamik.

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In a warm home full of laughing children, Hilary Brugger watches horrific images from Haiti she knows she cannot understand — and wishes she could do more than simply write a check.

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This month, Paula Morris' son is celebrating three miracles. He's graduating from high school, starting his college education and celebrating his first anniversary of sobriety.

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Archaeologist Mike Newland knows that ours is not the first civilization to face environmental challenges demanding that a culture change what it does and how it does it, or die.

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Lewis Heathcote was a renowned and heroic skier. Well, actually, his skiing life lasted one run on the bunny slope and landed him in the hospital. But his dreams of being a daring athlete live on.

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While other songbirds are struggling, the American robin is thriving. Naturalist Michael Ellis takes a look at one of our most familiar birds.

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As a pediatrician, Ricky Choi knows a thing or two about child rearing. But fathers staying at home because of the bad economy are teaching him valuable lessons about parenting his own children.

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Even in Yosemite, as timeless a place as you can find, David Ferris can't escape the ubiquitous cell phone.

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A year ago, Jennifer Chinlund's young son died when his sleep apnea complicated recovery from routine surgery. She's hoping the lessons she learned can save a life.

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When Kristen Monahan became severely depressed, she didn't think she needed help. But today she's glad she got it anyway, involuntarily.

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Mike Adamick just can't resist the miraculous promises of infomercials, where happiness is just a phone call and a hefty charge for shipping and handling away.

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Brenda Payton looks at Oakland's recent successes and failures, and looks forward to a year that could mark a turning point in the city's political establishment.

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