A Bittersweet Goodbye in Brooklyn September 28, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14785848/14793288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'My First True Love' September 21, 2007 They were long separated when he died, but Rebia Mixon-Clay still cherishes fond memories of her first husband. Like the time she came home to discover wedding and engagement rings on the bedroom dresser. 'My First True Love' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14577839/14586422" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In a Dream, Soldier Says Goodbye September 14, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14396868/14412348" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Firefighters Remember a Friend Lost on Sept. 11 September 7, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14222619/14232762" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Amid Racial Tension, an Actor Finds His Voice August 31, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14051140/14075101" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Memories of Mango Sorbet, Jazz Fest and Katrina August 24, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13901721/13920470" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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When Cancer Calls, Family Matters Most August 17, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12852502/12853086" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Launching a Life with $10 and a Dream August 10, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12653720/12653745" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Martha's Vineyard Institution Changes Hands August 2, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12471418/12471477" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Mentor and a Friend July 27, 2007 Ky-Antre Compton, 11, and Stuart Chittenden, 38, met through the youth mentoring program Big Brothers/Big Sisters. But their friendship might last long after Compton has grown up. A Mentor and a Friend Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12253269/12262074" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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After Years of Stigma, Prayers Answered July 20, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12112512/12112519" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'My Best Friend in the Whole Wide World' July 13, 2007 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' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11926492/11926515" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Remembering the Horror and Heroes of a Circus Fire July 6, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11768511/11768751" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Three Questions for a Teacher and Father June 29, 2007 Nick Shepard was 19 when he first learned his birth father's name. Shepard recalls how their brief meeting revealed some deep truths about that man and himself. Three Questions for a Teacher and Father Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11532743/11532757" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Father vs. Father: Two Traditions Square Off June 22, 2007 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 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11257491/11257496" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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