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765: Off Course Mar. 18, 2022 Act Two: The Synchronized Swimmers At the age of 17, competitive swimmer Lynne Cox had already accomplished a lot in the open ocean.
726: Twenty-Five Dec. 11, 2020 Act Two: Buy Like a Butterfly An incredibly accomplished 25-year-old, two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields, achieved a big dream of hers this year.
705: Time Out May 22, 2020 Act Four: The Girl With the Golden Gloves A story about someone with a complicated relationship with the sport she loves, from Meema Spadola.
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
