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Survivors' Stories: Living Through Katrina

In the months since flooding and high winds devastated the Gulf Coast one year ago, stories of loss, sacrifice and survival have emerged that help Americans understand what happened -- and to whom. For residents who are still recovering from the ordeal, the stories can be haunting.

Survivors' Stories: Living Through Katrina

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An Expert's Lessons on Being an Aunt

Many families have a special aunt, who delights her nieces and nephews. For Karen Washabau, that aunt was known simply as "Mef." As she recalls, "I never kept a diary in high school; I just wrote letters to Mef."

An Expert's Lessons on Being an Aunt

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An Old-Time Hoofer with New Tales to Tell

For Henry Belcher, learning to dance was a snap. After a friend taught him the basics, he picked up steps from dancers at shows -- and on the streets, where he earned money for "hoofing," a form of tap dance. After a long break, Belcher is back at it.

An Old-Time Hoofer with New Tales to Tell

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A Girl's Gift of Life, Recalled by Her Doctor

In his 24-year career as a pediatrician, Dr. John Bancroft has treated thousands of children. But the story of a young girl with a liver condition, whom he treated more than 10 years ago, has stayed with him.

A Girl's Gift of Life, Recalled by Her Doctor

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Opinion

Special Bond: Identical and Simpatico

When they were kids, identical twins Janice Morris and Caroline Satchell sometimes felt a little shortchanged. Nobody could tell them apart -- not their teachers, not even their friends. But now the two can't imagine life without each other.

Special Bond: Identical and Simpatico

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A Dance Host for Cruise Ships -- and Fun

When ladies of a certain age take a cruise, they're often left without a dance partner. That's where Richard Craig comes in. He and his fellow dance hosts bridge gaps both cultural and physical.

A Dance Host for Cruise Ships -- and Fun

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A Former Bounty Hunter with Stories to Tell

Rick Kincaid has tracked down hundreds of people who skipped out on their bail. As he tells his friend Danny Ray Terry, they included one wily youngster who was uncatchable if he reached the woods. That was one of the "funnier bounty hunts I ever did," Kincaid remembers.

A Former Bounty Hunter with Stories to Tell

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A Dream to Teach, Born in the Philippines

Lourdes Cereno Markley was born in the Philippines. As a young woman in the 1960s, she was determined to attend college in the United States. She recently talked with her daughter, Julia, about the bold move that made it happen.

A Dream to Teach, Born in the Philippines

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Fast Friends Recall the Summer of '47

School's out, and summer has officially begun. For many children, summer camp offers a chance to spread their wings a bit. It also provides a backdrop for friendships that can last a lifetime -- or, in at least one case, 58 years and counting.

Fast Friends Recall the Summer of '47

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A Look at Dads of All Kinds

A Dad Reflects on His Best Work: Four Daughters

For George Caywood, 67, the challenge of raising four daughters was made harder by his struggle with depression. His oldest daughter recently interviewed him at a StoryCorps booth in Los Angeles.

A Dad Reflects on His Best Work: Four Daughters

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Family's Hunt for Justice Honors Man of Character

Jae Sang Kim was killed one year ago during a robbery at his Atlanta grocery store. Since then, his family has worked tirelessly to find justice for the treasured member of their community. His nephew says that the hunt for Kim's killer has brought a dignity "greater than just dying on the floor of a store."

Family's Hunt for Justice Honors Man of Character

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A School Sets the Stage for Life Changes

When Scott and Cathy Kohanek first met, he was a custodian and she was a teacher -- and they couldn't stop talking to each other. A lot has changed since then. But they're both still at Minnesota's Kenwood Elementary School.

A School Sets the Stage for Life Changes

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Spiritual Soldier: A Chaplain's Life in War

In 1965, Bob Harllee's Army brigade was sent to Vietnam, and he had to leave his wife and 3 children behind. One of those children, Carol, now 47, recently asked her father about his life in those days. Bob Harllee was an Army chaplain for 18 years.

Spiritual Soldier: A Chaplain's Life in War

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Three Boys, One Bridge and a Train

Mary McCormick's father, Dan E. Andrews Jr., grew up during the Great Depression. So she's naturally curious about what his experiences were like, living in America's Dust Bowl region. But the story Andrews shared recently resembles something out of a movie.

Three Boys, One Bridge and a Train

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