Tales from the Bus Tunnel: The homeless man meets the heartless driver
Vulnerability is a late-night ride with an elderly homeless man and a driver whose heart just isn't in the job.
Laura Kaufman
Laura Kaufman is a freelance writer who has covered everything from politics and business to toxic waste and labor. Early in her career, she was kidnapped by a marching kazoo band. She still enjoys di
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Metro driver: The dangers and the calming effects of stuffed monkeys
Veteran Metro driver Dewayne Thomas plays zookeeper to a menagerie of primates that delights passengers. But it's still tense for drivers after the downtown shooting.
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High-tops, religion and a bus stop Romeo.
Culture
Tales from the bus tunnel: Things that make a driver tense
Snow on the hill. Gunshots that turned out to be rocks hitting the side of the bus. And a passenger's willingness to go to jail.
Equity
Local theater company seeks to curb child sexual abuse
The thespians at Open Door Theatre act out examples of sexual abuse and coping mechanisms at local elementary schools, giving kids the opportunity and the vocabulary to ask for help.