Mother’s Day Without Mom

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Martin Spinelli, bestselling author of After the Crash, shares 7 bits of wisdom for celebrating Mother’s Day and living every other day after Mom has passed on

The Will of God?

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After an auto accident and a trip to the ER J.R. Reed explores the will of God and the fallibility of modern medicine.

My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance to Defend Her Killer In Court

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After his sister was killed by a reckless, underinsured driver, Matt Fisher and his family were forced to sue to try to collect the insurance policy on which his sister had been paying.

What Does Rene Betancourt’s Skateboarding Fall Say About Race in America?

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What does the search for the 3 Black men who allegedly attacked skateboarder Rene Betancourt say about society as a whole, now that we know his accident happened when Betancourt was alone?

Ten Things I’ve Learned From Being Hit by a Car

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“Breaking your collar bone hurts a shitload. I don’t know how hockey players do it.”

The Worst Story of the Year

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In September 2009, a Swedish man in his 60s went to a local clinic to get his UTI treated. What follows is not for the squeamish.