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February 7, 2023

Treating Everyone As Family

Madeleine Urbaszewski wasn't born in New Orleans, but she has called it home since moving there in the fourth grade. Because she has experienced warmth and friendliness from the people there, including perfect strangers, Ms. Urbaszewski has come to believe in treating everyone like family.
July 22, 2022

There Is No Such Thing as Too Much Barbecue

Restaurant critic Jason Sheehan has a passion for barbecue with all the homemade fixings on the side. He believes barbecue unites us, comforts us and is the only thing he can’t get enough of.
October 28, 2019

Finding Home

Growing up, Anna Whites moved many times, living in exotic places all around the world, but she never quite felt that she belonged in any one place. Later, when she married a man from eastern Kentucky, she found a place—and a people—where she finally knew she was home.
September 8, 2017

My Home Is New Orleans

After Hurricane Katrina destroyed his adopted home, social worker Mike Miller had opportunities to move anywhere in the country. But he believes he’ll stay right where he belongs: in New Orleans.
September 20, 2016

The Practice Of Slowing Down

Mountain climbers learn how to rest-step – that is, to pause between each step to catch one’s breath at high altitudes. Climber Phil Powers believes this technique of pacing is valuable in everyday life.
February 19, 2016

A Piece of My Country in the Wall

Saying good bye was always hard for me. Forgetting is something that just terrifies me. When I came to this country I left behind those that I love. My family and friends are important pieces of my life's puzzle and...
June 8, 2015

Getting Lost

As a college student traveling abroad, Madeleine McGuire found herself separated from her group, stranded in a train station in Morocco. She didn't know where she was, and she did not speak the local language; however, one interaction with a perfect stranger helped her overcome her fears of being lost.
March 24, 2015

Our Debt To History

When I was in 7th grade, my civics teacher in Broken Bow, Nebraska, distributed dog-eared copies of a book called “Old Jules.” Written by Mari Sandoz, it’s the story of her father, a Swiss pioneer hell-bent on settling the Nebraska...
October 14, 2014

City By The Bay

You haven’t seen anything if you haven’t been to San Francisco. San Francisco is a place where the beach is, the SF Giants, and the Golden Gate Bridge. It is where the weather is just right. It is where you...