Nonagenarian Betty Reid Soskin, National Park Service interpretive ranger, Rosie the Riveter museum, Richmond, California

Forging History: Sculptor Ed Dwight creates missing monuments out of bronze

Poetry in Motion: Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove finds her true self on the dance floor

Flower Power: Ruby Maruyama reveals nature’s beauty through an ancient art form

NBC News Anchor Lester Holt is All About the Low Notes

Faithful Volunteer: When One Door Closes …In the pandemic, Rip Heston discovered new ways to help

The Farmer: Cindy Ayers Elliott shares her farm’s bounty with hard-hit families

Trial Balloon: For Judge Judith Nakamura, there’s nothing more relaxing than floating on air

Everyday Heroes: These essential workers are on the job so that others can stay safe

 

Folk artist Karen Collins shares African American history with a new generation

Check Mate. For international grand master Maurice Ashley, chess is a way to put thoughts on display

Family Ties: Bill Nye’s signature style connects him to his dapper dad and brainy kin

 

The Barber Who Helps You Stay Healthy: At his shop, a new haircut is only the beginning

The Find of Her Life: Antiques expert Terry Kovel knows how to fill a house — or empty one.

The Find of Her Life: Antiques expert Terry Kovel knows how to fill a house — or empty one

Artist in Waiting: Nell Painter discovered new creativity after retiring from a more traditional career.

Artist in Waiting: Nell Painter discovered new creativity after retiring from a more traditional career

 

Shaking Off Back Pain: Attorney Bettye Ames took up belly dancing for fitness and found a community

Dream Builder: Shelley Halstead saves condemned properties and empowers women with homeownership

Vanna White’s Tips for Handmade Gifts: The Wheel of Fortune co-host fills her idle time with crochet

Heroic Postman: Letter carrier Kimberly “Smitty” Smith new just what to do when a teenager stopped breathing

 

Baked With Love: Why physician Ezdan Fluckiger started a business for his daughter

The Old Soldier Who Set a World Record Helping Veterans Patriotism and the complicated legacy of Vietnam prompted

 

Leading the Way Verna NezBegay Volker encourages Native American women to run.

En Garde! Former Olympian Peter Westbrook escaped poverty through fencing. Now he shares the sport with a new generation of champions.