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Straight From the Heart
— Chris Usher
Storyteller:
John Solon, 53
Newton, Mass.
Community rebuilding, St. Bernard Project
Interviewer:
Jennifer Martin
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, and much of the country rallied to the aid of distressed and displaced residents. Then most of us got back to our own lives. But Solon has not slacked in his efforts to rebuild New Orleans. Neither has his daughter, Molly
Listen to John Solon's story.
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