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    Cartoons, Cleanups, and Close Calls

    A jack-of-all-trades enters a cartoon contest, a teacher's pet is invited to do a special project, a girl from Queens learns to think big, and a woman walking alone at night faces her worst fears.

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    Feb 1, 2015 • 1 min read

    Jack-of-all-trades Matthew Diffee enters a cartoon contest. Teacher's pet Ijeoma Oluo (pictured) is invited to do a special project. Tara Clancy, a girl from Queens, learns to think big. And walking alone at night Nancy Finton faces her worst fears. Hosted by Moth Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson.

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