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Karrie Brown’s dream came true last month when her favorite clothing company, Wet Seal, asked her to model for them.  The 17-year-old high school junior isn’t like most other models –  she has Down Syndrome.  “It was really fun,” said Karrie, who describes her style as “biker chick.”Karrie’s mom hasContinue Reading

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Brenda Palms Barber’s honey-products program, Sweet Beginnings, has hired 275 recently released inmates since 2007, giving these men from one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Chicago a second chance.  These men, exiting the state prison system with little formal education or job skills, are being taught the art ofContinue Reading

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Brenda and John Romero grew up in Ogensburg, NY which is a town of about 10,000 on the St Lawrence River.  Both of them make video games, and have worked on such titles as Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake.  A Local game shop in Ogdensburg called “I Got Game” hadContinue Reading

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Mo’ Money, mo’ problems? One couple in Berlin, Germany thinks so! Raphael Fellmer, his wife, and child have lived without money for over two years!!!  Two years!  This is not because they cannot find work, but because they choose to. They believe that society can be better without money. FellmerContinue Reading