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Adobe Houses Are Made of Mud and Straw — and Some Now Cost $1 Million Because of Rising Taxes

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This Heroic Librarian Created a Free ‘Fashion Library’ for Job Seekers in Need

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Young People Are Using Musical Theater to Heal Their Trauma — and It’s Working

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Studies Show the Tattoo Taboo Is Disappearing From Workplaces

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This Kentucky Nonprofit Helps Refugee Women Thrive

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This Newspaper Hired Homeless People to Report Its Stories — and Changed Their Lives

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People in Prisons Are Learning to Code — and It Might Alter the Course of Their Lives

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New Mexico Is Awash in Guns. This Program Offers a Solution