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This I Believe

Based on a 1950s radio program of the same name, Americans from all walks of life share the personal philosophies and core values that guide their daily lives. Hear previous features and read more from the archives below.

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MK Czerwiec is a registered nurse living in Chicago. Inspired by cartoonists Lynda Barry and Matt Groening, Czerwiec began cartooning about eight years ago to express her love for storytelling in words and images. She is working on a graphic memoir about her years as a nurse to AIDS patients.

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April 25, 2005

Chicago Public Radio listener MK Czerwiec put pen to paper to draw a cartoon about the challenges of writing a This I Believe essay. You can find everything else on the Web -- why not beliefs?

 
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