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Michelle Kennedy was in a bad relationship. She had three kids and bills to pay, so she stayed. But when her neglectful partner allowed one of his sled dogs to attack her toddler, she packed up the kids and split. Michelle talks about how she and her kids spend three years living out of their car.

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She was a perfectly normal mom. She had a loving family. She took her kids to sports practices. But all that was just a façade. And in one moment, that façade came crumbling down, revealing the truth: 30 years ago, Mom escaped from jail, changed her name, and never looked back.

Susan LeFevre is the "Fugitive Soccer Mom."

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Getting organized and staying organized can be a daunting task, but author David Allen says there is an easy system you can follow. Ross Reynolds spoke with David Allen back in 2009.

By the time Washington became a state in 1889, slavery had been abolished for nearly a quarter century. But there are a few documented cases of slavery in the Washington Territory. One is Charles Mitchell, who was born a slave and brought to the territory in 1853.

How did the 12-year-old escaped slave end up in Washington and why did his slavery cause a fight between Canada and the US? Ross Reynolds talks with storyteller Eva Abram to hear the story.