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For Gabriel Otero, the Catholic Mission San Xavier del Bac in Tucson, Ariz., is a sacred place. Indigenous people, Latinos and people of European ancestry all worship there. Sophia Paliza-Carre hide caption

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Sophia Paliza-Carre

In Tucson, Ariz., Cultures Combine At 300-Year-Old Catholic Mission

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Charlene Hipsher works at Roane County's drug treatment court observing firsthand the struggles of the opioid epidemic's victims. Mona Yeh hide caption

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Tennessee Recovery Court Provides Drug Addicts An Alternative To Jail

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Untold RVA's tour guide, historian Free Egunfemi, sits inside Sweet Tea's Southern Cuisine, a restaurant with a history in the Underground Railroad. Kelley Libby/Localore hide caption

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Historian Goes Underground To Shed Light On Richmond's Role In Slave Trade

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Dave Robertson found lifesaving support at the VETS Peer to Peer Outreach Center in Watertown, N.Y. Meredith Turk hide caption

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In A Small Town, Veterans Provide A Big Service To Their Peers

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Carla Saulter and Gabriel Teodros are Seattle-born bus companions. Mona Yeh hide caption

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Seattle Natives Identify Gentrification By Who's Riding The Bus

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