Richard Kamp

Richard Kamp

A former owner of a wrecking yard in an Arizona border town, Richard Kamp became alarmed when toxic smoke from a nearby copper smelter threatened the health of his family. He started collecting technical data about local pollution and used this knowledge to fight for...
Sally Miller

Sally Miller

Years ago, Sally Miller observed that her husband, a Vietnam War veteran, was showing signs of an impending mental health crisis – and it wasn’t his first. His next appointment with a psychiatrist was weeks away, and she worried that he could land in the emergency...
Nancy Sanford Hughes

Nancy Sanford Hughes

Nancy Sanford Hughes was at a loss after her husband’s death from cancer in 2001. During their 30-year marriage, she’d been mostly a stay-at-home mom, but one with a yen for travel and adventure. When well-meaning friends suggested she sell her rambling home in...
Sharon Rising

Sharon Rising

What difference would it make if pregnant women spent nearly two hours for routine visits with their obstetrician, midwife or nurse instead of 15 minutes? And what if they met with and learned from other pregnant women at the same time? After 27 years as a...