Destructive Climate Change in Texas
By Monique Bedford Editor: Katie Williams In this episode of her podcast, Monique Bedford sits down with Corinna Alveya to
Category: Community stories
Surviving Polio Without Pity
By Allison Ludwig Editor Katie Williams Kathleen Sims is a wife, mother, grandmother and retired nurse but also a polio
Balancing Mental Health and College Life
By Krysta Lindaman Editor Katie Williams Madison Lindaman is an alumnus of Grand Valley State University where she got her
I’ve Never Met a Stranger
By Emily Steslicki Editor Katie Williams Yolanda Moore is a 39-year-old woman who has experienced drastic socioeconomic changes throughout her
Becoming an American
By Samantha Sayles Samantha shares her mother’s story immigrating as a young mom from the Philippines after marrying a U.S.
Being an “Only”
By Hannah Reed Paula Diedrich’s story is one that needed to be shared. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica in
Former Correctional Officer Turned Mother
By Alaina Grady Eighteen-year-old Sarah Harper left her small town after graduating in 2009 and moved eight hours away looking
A Little Money and A Couple of Outfits
By Cydney Slinger Ilir Dervishi is well-known for his restaurant business and for being a part of one of the
Life with an Eating Disorder
By Erica Kennedy Kirsten Haglund, founder of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation talks about the lifelong relationship she has had with
Inequality in Education, Working Harder
By Joe Popis Semaj Shelton is a student-athlete at the University of Detroit Mercy. In the future, he plans on
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