If anyone sees the barn quilt and it reminds anyone, ‘I need to get a cancer check up,’ then it’s worth every penny. Dorothy Larew: In 2001 I discovered I had breast cancer. It was actually the week after our younger daughter got married. I had no idea. It was a […]
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To be Able to Connect With Another Human Being…is Sort of an Essential Survival Skill
There are lots of people out there that don’t like the direction that we’re heading. — Mike Vincent April Vincent: Education should prepare somebody to go out and live independently in the world and hopefully have a fulfilling life — take care of themselves and their needs and their family, not just […]
Read MoreMy Dad Died in a Hospital. She Wants to Die at Home. I Said, “I Can Do That.”
I moved back six years ago to take care of my mom. Tomorrow’s not promised to none of us. I’ve tried to give back to her like she gave to me. No matter if I was wrong or right, she took care of me. When I first started bathing my […]
Read MoreI Voted for Donald Trump. I Just Hope he Does What he Says. -Spencer Jenkins
I treat him like I treat my own brother — Spencer Jenkins What do you want people to know when they see your picture? Spencer Jenkins: We work hard, and people appreciate us for bringing their beer to ’em. I mean it ain’t an easy job. People think it is, but […]
Read More‘We’re People From Different Countries, Living Together in Harmony and Peace and Love.’
It wasn’t a traditional proposal. He didn’t get on his knees or anything. — Saira Khan Faheem Khan: I proposed to her to marry me and she was like, ‘we just spoke?’ Saira Khan: It wasn’t a traditional proposal. He didn’t get on his knees or anything. We met November first […]
Read More‘If I’m Not Helping to Create More People Like Me…Then I Risk My Art Form Dying With Me.’
I love to teach beginners because of that moment where maybe they’re going to realize there’s a musician in there somewhere. Jennifer Rose Ramsay Escobar: I am a professional musician and dancer, definitely a product of my raising at Berea. Sometime in the last 20 years, Berea has been designated […]
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