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Recently Posted American Stories
Sweet Beginnings
Planes aren’t the only thing taking off at Chicago’s O’Hare airport. Down at the end of the runway, a bee farm is soaring. Sweet Beginnings created 360 new jobs in a neighborhood where crime is never more than a street...
NBA All-Star’s Greatest Opponent. Himself
NBA All-Star’s Greatest Opponent. Himself
Chicago Bulls Hall of Famer Bob Love ended up bussing tables in a Seattle restaurant because he suffered from a life time of stuttering.
Red Carpet Gas
Remember when personal service was not just for the rich? At Vince’s Red Carpet gas station, it has never gone out of style. It’s customers are willing to pay 20 cents more a gallon because mechanics run to help them. If you have to wait to get your car fixed, there’s a sound proof lounge. No grime covered calendars of last year’s Miss Wrench on the walls. Sparkling clean. That’s the way Vince does business, so did his father and his father’s father.
“These are remarkable and poignant stories that need to be told.”
KEN BURNS
“Those of us who know and work with Bob Dotson stand in awe of his gifts as a writer. Like the work so many viewers have come to love on NBC, this collection of stories captivates and inspires.”
- SAVANNAH GUTHRIE
“Throughout his remarkable career Bob Dotson has searched for the real essence of America – not by interviewing the so-called famous but by seeking out those unnoticed people we pass by every day. Dotson is a national treasure for caring enough to listen.”
- MEREDITH VIERA
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