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Grandmother Knows Best: Advice on Love

October 28, 2005 • With marriage upcoming, Cinema Wood sought advice from an expert: her grandmother, Peggy Edwards, who was married for more than 50 years. The two recorded their talk at a StoryCorps mobile booth.

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StoryCorps Marks Two Years of Listening

October 26, 2005 • This week marks the second anniversary of StoryCorps, the oral history project collecting this nation's stories in sound. StoryCorps explores the idea that the stories we find all around us are as interesting and important as the stories of celebrities and statesmen that dominate the media.

A Sequel for Old Friends: Ralph and Donald

October 21, 2005 • Ralph Tremonte and Donald Weiss grew up together at the Rockland Psychiatric Center in Orangeburg, N.Y., where they'd been committed as children. After 40 years, they had plenty to discuss.

A Sequel for Old Friends: Ralph and Donald

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Leaving Foster Care, Looking for Hope

October 14, 2005 • Tyondra Newton grew up in and out of foster homes. Last year, when she turned 18, she moved into transitional living. But Newton is still coping with the instability she's known since she was 2.

Leaving Foster Care, Looking for Hope

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When Hard Labor Taught a Lesson

October 7, 2005 • Monica Mayer's father made sure his daughters took their work seriously. Worried the girls were slacking off in middle school, he arranged his own version of a "boot camp." The result not only cured them of their bad habits -- it gave Mayer and her sisters a story they vividly recall.

When Hard Labor Taught a Lesson

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A Grandfather's Dedication to Overcoming

September 30, 2005 • The life of William Jacobs, 83, has rarely followed the course he first plotted. But to his grandson, the way he has handled adversity has been an inspiration.

A Grandfather's Dedication to Overcoming

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A Birth-Mother and a Son Revisit the Past

September 23, 2005 • When Brad Skow tracked Mary Lou Maher down nine years ago, he was full of questions. Among them was why Maher gave Skow up for adoption when she became pregnant while in college. The pair recently visited StoryCorps in Grand Central Terminal.

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Recalling the Leap Into Motherhood

September 16, 2005 • For Patti Brennan, the decision to have her son, Conor Murphy, came in a flash. And there has been no room for regrets, either. But it meant a lifestyle change -- and a decision about who would look after Conor.

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Sept. 11: The Fourth Anniversary

Recalling Sept. 11: Two Stories, Two Outcomes

September 9, 2005 • Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center, where nearly 3,000 lives were lost. Sept. 11, 2001, was a day on which destinies, plans, and expectations were shaken, changed, or obliterated.

Recalling Sept. 11: Two Stories, Two Outcomes

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Sweet Memories of Beloved Children

August 26, 2005 • For a year-long project, a group of eighth-graders set out to record the memories and impressions of Philadelphia parents and grandparents of teens who fell to gun violence. The three-person interviews were orchestrated by a local group, Need in Deed, and StoryCorps.

Sweet Memories of Beloved Children

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A Father's Legacy: Tales of Exotic Lands

August 19, 2005 • He grew up on Long Island, but Shuja Sohrewardy's family ties extend to India and Pakistan. His father's homage to their ancestry included elaborate stories about exotic lands, often told in Urdu.

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Finding the Perfect Blend

August 12, 2005 • For Philip and Judi Frabosilo, the idea of marriage was complicated: there was her family to consider, and the war in Vietnam. The couple looks back on how they resolved the issue as they pay a visit to the StoryCorps booth in Grand Central Terminal.

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When You Just Want to Throw Something

August 5, 2005 • When a romance ends, it can happen in any one of a thousand ways -- and the results can be just as unexpected. For Judy Allen, the discovery that her husband was cheating on her led her to act out. But that was just the beginning of the story.

When You Just Want to Throw Something

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Taking the Leap Onstage as a Teenager

July 29, 2005 • In the 1930s, watching high school plays was a means of escape for Helen Regan, who grew up in East Hampton, Long Island. But when it came time for her to take the stage, things got complicated. At issue: a poofy pirate shirt, and stage fright.

Taking the Leap Onstage as a Teenager

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In the Bronx, One Passenger in a Thousand

July 15, 2005 • Ronald Ruiz has driven a New York City bus for 11 years; he's one of the most beloved drivers in the Bronx, with more than 100 regular passengers. But one woman from two years ago sticks in his mind.

In the Bronx, One Passenger in a Thousand

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