Steven Saum: Things We Carried
Steven Saum finds the weightiest things he and his son carried on their hike wasn't in their backpacks.
Mar 10, 2022•4 min
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Natalie Bivas: The Blood of Innocents
The war against Ukraine is personal for Natalie Krauss Bivas, and buried in soil soaked with the blood of innocents.
Mar 09, 2022•4 min
Christine Schoefer: The Value of Food
Food banks are overwhelmed and people are hungry, yet we waste food shamelessly. A child of post-war Germany, Christine Schoefer vows to change her ways.
Mar 08, 2022•4 min
Ann Manheimer: Mirror Image
Ann Manheimer hopes the reception for masses of Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country marks a change in the treatment of refugees.
Mar 07, 2022•4 min
Joan Cardellino: Defending Democracy
As Ukrainians fight to preserve their recent democracy, Joan Cardellino says Americans need to defend a democracy many take for granted.
Mar 04, 2022•4 min
Ivelisse Diaz: Changing Attitudes About Money
When YR Media's Ivelisse Diaz was younger her paycheck felt like freedom. Now, not so much.
Mar 03, 2022•4 min
Andrew Lewis: Bearing Witness
Andrew Lewis says Ukrainians are showing the world what it means to defend democracy.
Mar 02, 2022•4 min
Richard Swerdlow: Looking Back
Richard Swerdlow looks at old photos of himself and has his 'you don't know what you've got till its gone' moment.
Mar 01, 2022•4 min
Maya Hardin: A Negative Outlook
Eighth-grader Maya Hardin learns how to not be too hard on herself.
Feb 28, 2022•4 min
Gloria Saltzman: Everything Matters
Gloria Saltzman tries to console an old friend from Ukraine who feels angry and helpless in the face of the Russian onslaught.
Feb 25, 2022•4 min
Amelia Anglin: A Death in the Family
At a tender age, Amelia Anglin must learn how to cope with the death of a loved one.
Feb 24, 2022•4 min
Sandhya Acharya: The Note
When Sandhya Acharya's pandemic bubble burst, it was her young son's note that healed her.
Feb 23, 2022•4 min
Evan Sagerman: The Ice Storm
A funeral. A eulogy. An ice storm. Evan Sagerman puts his father to rest.
Feb 22, 2022•4 min
Paul Staley: The Seen and the Unseen
Paul Staley says we’re walking in a world of the seen and the unseen, of paradox and contradiction.
Feb 21, 2022•4 min
Paul Wolber: And You Will Be Grateful
When Paul Wolber thinks of vaccine hesitancy, he hears the voice of his mother, long ago, giving some instructions many would do well to heed today.
Feb 18, 2022•4 min
Stewart Florsheim: On Retirement
Stewart Florsheim struggled with whether to retire, but now he's taken the plunge.
Feb 17, 2022•4 min
Zachary Matsumoto: Family History
Zachary Matsumoto discovers that his family history is alive in him today.
Feb 16, 2022•4 min
Holly Hubbard Preston: Chain of Good
In the lost and found of life, Holly Hubbard Preston learned that what you find isn’t necessarily what you were looking for.
Feb 15, 2022•4 min
Lili Beechinor: I Do. I Do. I Do.
For Lili Beechinor the most profound love has nothing to do with candy and flowers.
Feb 14, 2022•4 min
Michael Ellis: Turkey Vultures
Michael Ellis takes a look at one of California's most dramatic birds.
Feb 11, 2022•4 min
Evan Ho: A Mesmerizing Bar Mitzvah
Although not Jewish, Evan Ho is mesmerized by his first experience of a Bar Mitzvah.
Feb 10, 2022•4 min
Andrew Lewis: Taxing the Sun
Owners of rooftop solar systems, like Andrew Lewis, are outraged by a PUC proposal to impose sharp new costs on them.
Feb 09, 2022•4 min
Sidrah Siddiqui: Obsession With Oppression
High school student Sidrah Siddiqui wears a hijab and the reactions are awkward and uncomfortable.
Feb 08, 2022•4 min
EK Bayer: The Poisoned Owls
Rat poison wipes out a family of owls that had delighted EK Bayer's neighborhood.
Feb 07, 2022•4 min
Marilyn Englander: A New Village Square
Marilyn Englander says the pandemic has given birth to a new kind of village square.
Feb 04, 2022•4 min
Nina Thompson: Schooling Choice in the Age of COVID
YR Media's Nina Thompson feels she must choose between protecting her health and a good education.
Feb 03, 2022•4 min
Jane Thomas-Tran: The Best Medicine
After all the tests, pills, and procedures, the best medicine is still something that can’t be prescribed. Jane Thomas-Tran has this Perspective. I’m a medical student, just a few months from being a doctor, and 100% of my clinical training has occurred in the COVID era. To me, hospital rooms filled with get-well-soon cards and eager visitors are a relic of the past. A beloved grandfather comes to mind. On the day of admission, he couldn’t open his eyes, just moaned a little. For three days, he ...
Feb 02, 2022•4 min
Connie Champagne: The Year That Got Away
It's been a rough year for San Francisco's eclectic entertainment community, but Connie Champagne hopes better time aren't just somewhere over the rainbow.
Feb 01, 2022•4 min
Vanessa Dueck: Those Precious COVID Test Kits
At-home COVID test kits are in short supply, posing some tough choices for families like Vanessa Dueck's.
Jan 31, 2022•4 min
Jackie Tavernetti: Ask, Don’t Stare
A most unusual relationship is at the heart of young Jackie Tavernetti’s introduction to homelessness.
Jan 28, 2022•4 min
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