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A Childhood Stutter, Overcome But Not Forgotten
Four words. That was all that came out. What was supposed to be a quick three-minute speech felt like an eternity of utter humiliation. I just stood there, wishing the ground would swallow me
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After 16 Years Of Service, A Firefighter Faces His Biggest Fear Yet: COVID-19
It started around 3:30 a.m. Blaring sirens breaking the silence of night. Flashing lights invading people’s homes. A heavy fog of smokiness violating the clean, early morning breeze. The fire was so immense it
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