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A Bittersweet Goodbye in Brooklyn

In 1957, Brooklyn Dodgers fans were devastated when they learned their team was moving to Los Angeles. Fifty years ago this week, the team played its last game at Ebbets Field. Harvey Sherman was in the stands.

A Bittersweet Goodbye in Brooklyn

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In a Dream, Soldier Says Goodbye

Many soldiers say that the friendships forged during times of war are priceless. For Brian Delate, a veteran of the Vietnam War, saying goodbye to one of his wartime buddies came after the fighting had ceased.

In a Dream, Soldier Says Goodbye

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Firefighters Remember a Friend Lost on Sept. 11

His friends remember Steven Bates as big man who was tough on the outside and soft on the inside. A lieutenant with Engine Company 235 in Brooklyn, Bates was an 18-year veteran of the New York Fire Department when he died Sept. 11, 2001.

Firefighters Remember a Friend Lost on Sept. 11

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Amid Racial Tension, an Actor Finds His Voice

Changing high schools can be a big blow for a teenager, but Ricardo Pitts-Wiley also had to deal with the racial backlash of desegregation in 1960s Michigan. Then he found his professional calling and peace in an unexpected place: a Shakespeare play.

Amid Racial Tension, an Actor Finds His Voice

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Memories of Mango Sorbet, Jazz Fest and Katrina

After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the lives of Antoinette Franklin and her niece, Iriel Franklin, were changed forever. Now relocated to Texas, the Franklin ladies keep alive the memory of their hometown with hopes of returning in the future.

Memories of Mango Sorbet, Jazz Fest and Katrina

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When Cancer Calls, Family Matters Most

Peg Steinberg was diagnosed not once — but twice — with cancer. Through the difficult times of bouncing in and out of good health, Peg and her son, Dan, recall the source of their strength: family unity.

When Cancer Calls, Family Matters Most

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Launching a Life with $10 and a Dream

Growing up in Tennessee in the 1940s, Larry Young was determined to get off his father's farm and do something else with his life. With $10 and a will to do whatever it took, Young set off for college.

Launching a Life with $10 and a Dream

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A Martha's Vineyard Institution Changes Hands

For more than 90 years, residents and visitors of Martha's Vineyard have bought their groceries at Cronig's Market. Robbie Cronig and Steve Bernier discuss the market that became an institution, and the business deal that sealed a friendship.

A Martha's Vineyard Institution Changes Hands

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After Years of Stigma, Prayers Answered

After years of hoping for a cure for a girl's epileptic seizures, a family's prayers are finally answered. Now an adult, Gloria Mengual describes the stigma of being treated differently from other kids and how her life has changed after surgery.

After Years of Stigma, Prayers Answered

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'My Best Friend in the Whole Wide World'

For more than 60 years, friends Otis Wade and Mandred Henry were so close that each considered the other to be the brother he never had. Shortly after Henry's recent death, Wade recorded his remembrances of their lifelong bond.

'My Best Friend in the Whole Wide World'

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Opinion

Remembering the Horror and Heroes of a Circus Fire

Maureen Krekian was 11 when a fire ripped through the circus she was attending in Hartford, Conn. Thanks to a stranger's quick thinking, she was able to escape one of the worst fire disasters in U.S. history.

Remembering the Horror and Heroes of a Circus Fire

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Father vs. Father: Two Traditions Square Off

Tony Gargagliano's father came to New York from Italy as a teenager in 1908. But he held on to many of his Old World ways — much to the aggravation --and the delight — of his son. For instance, there was the day they went to get his father's third marriage annulled.

Father vs. Father: Two Traditions Square Off

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