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When a mom gets sick, a daughter steps in to help. And they’re nearly both eaten alive by bills.

When a mom gets sick, a daughter steps in to help. And they’re nearly both eaten alive by bills.

Did you ever wonder how people get so deep in financial trouble that they can’t pay their water bills? Here’s one Detroit woman’s story of…
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Pamela Waxman
City Employees Are Heroes

City Employees Are Heroes

In this business, we often call out ineptitude, racism and injustice within ‘government’ and ‘bureaucracies.’ However, even within the…
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Pamela Waxman

The Joy of Flushing, in Detroit

What is the sound of a toilet flushing? For one woman, it’s the sound of freedom.
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Pamela Waxman

Angels, All

Your kindness brings relief, joy and dignity to a proud senior citizen
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Pamela Waxman
Meet Loria — The First Person The Human Utility Ever Helped

Meet Loria — The First Person The Human Utility Ever Helped

By Arthur Bridgeforth Jr.
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Tiffani Ashley Bell
Hope Against Hardship: How Determination And The Human Utility Helped A Mother Fight Hopelessness

Hope Against Hardship: How Determination And The Human Utility Helped A Mother Fight Hopelessness

For Dominique A., life is something to be cherished and to be grateful for at all times. She believes maintaining a positive attitude and…
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Tiffani Ashley Bell
How a Leaky Toilet Broke Up a Family — And How It’s Being Put Back Together

How a Leaky Toilet Broke Up a Family — And How It’s Being Put Back Together

“I just started crying and I couldn’t stop crying.” — Patricia G.
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Tiffani Ashley Bell
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