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James Cross, the founder of the street outreach group Natives Against Heroin, spent nearly half of his life in prison for drug-related crimes but is working hard now to help people in his Native American community, particularly the poor and those with substance abuse problems.
Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.
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