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    2021 wasn't all bad: Here & Now listeners share their memorable moments of the year

    Our listeners share what challenges they faced and what moments of joy from 2021 they'll hold onto heading into 2022.
    Dec 29, 2021 3 minutes
    Sparky Anderson's daughter in front of his Jeep during their travels in West Virginia. (Courtesy)

    For many of us, 2021 was hard.

    But we wanted to know about glimmers of happiness in Here & Now listeners’ lives. We heard from listeners across the country about what challenges they faced and what moments of joy from 2021 they'll hold onto heading into 2022.

    For 52-year-old Sparky Anderson, 2021 kicked off with a rocky start. As head coach of the ski team at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, their program was facing elimination.

    While they did raise the money needed to keep the program running,.

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