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Jon Jennings A former Assistant Coach with the Boston Celtics, he now is working on the president's race initiative. -By John Koch

Chain of Pain Under "America's Toughest Sheriff," the nation's only female chain-gang labors in the Arizona heat. - By Stan Grossfeld, Globe Staff Free at Last In NASA's high-flying "vomit comet," students can escape the grip of gravity and even learn a few things. - By David Chandler, Globe Staff Summer of Love A college student spends the summer of 1972 among the Shakers of Cantebury, New Hampshire. - By June Sprigg

Ideas: Grain of Truth
The "wood man" of UMass-Amherst can read secrets on a sliver. His skills have helped track down murderers.

At Work: Out-of-office experiences
You can work beside someone for a decade and know next to nothing about him. Then a chance encounter changes that.