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By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:00 PM ET

In the wake of tragedy, two female heroes emerge. Read More

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By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:06 AM ET

LA custom agents find a fully restored VW van stolen way back in 1974. Read More

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By Jac Chebatoris | Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:42 PM ET

Teanne Harris's fiance didn't show up at the alter, but she still had a heck of a party. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:00 PM ET

The first lady poses in a great red dress on the cover of Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year issue, which honors her for her dedication to mentoring kids. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:21 PM ET

A US Department of Agriculture grant will help Holistic Management International train first-time women farmers in the Northeast. Read More

More like this in: New York, Farmers, Texas, Agriculture, Farming, Teaching, Connecticut, Vermont, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Maine, USDA

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:11 PM ET

A New Hampshire eatery cooks up the largest meatball ever (even the Guiness folks said so) Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:00 AM ET

The 2009 Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation will get you thinking. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:39 PM ET

Twenty family physicians take on the American Academy of Family Physicians for selling out to Coca-Cola. Read More

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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:29 AM ET

A small town finds jobs in an unlikely place. Read More

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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:08 PM ET

One Florida town is nuts about getting its mail. Read More

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