BOSTON–While the nation debates whether to reform healthcare, a group based in Tennessee is holding a massive health clinic in California this week. From dental care to eye tests, people are lining up for help — all of it is free of charge and done by volunteer healthcare professionals. Don Manelli is with Remote Area Medical and explains who’s coming and what kind of services they’re getting.
Obama Delays Trip In Bid To Save Health Care Reform, Walmart Goes For Local Food, DIY-ers Hang Hydroponic Gardens At Home, South Pole Explorer’s Diaries Reveal Agony of Defeat, Violin Virtuoso Rocks Films, Orchestras And Folk
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The DIY movement is moving mainstream. Check out projects ranging from swimming pools made from dumpsters and bicycles built from bamboo.
The mother of one of our colleagues Stef Kotsonis died late last year at age 77. In eulogizing his mom, Helen Panopalis Kotsonis, Stef remarked on one thread of her life that involved a woman named Masha Leon, and led us to a remarkable story that begins with the Holocaust and ends with a gift [...]
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