Sixth graders weave around each other in a circle, then stop to dance with a partner for a couple of turns, spins and bumps. The twosomes move apart and go in opposite directions before dancers grab ...

When I was growing up in the 1960s, my mother was not doing what most other women her age were doing. She was volunteering in the north side of Omaha, Neb., a tough but resilient part of town, helping ...