Policing. Crime. Suicide. A deadly bridge collapse. The murders of six siblings, five more in a firebombing. Sex trafficking. During his nearly 23 years as a metro columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, NYC raised Rubén Rosario unflinchingly peeled back the veneer of "Minnesota Nice" to shed a gritty but humanistic light on tough issues faced by people who are often forgotten or, as U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar writes, "often left out of the headlines." In this collection of thought provoking, insightful and sometimes heart warming and inspirational columns, the award winning writer and 43-year newspaper journalism veteran also movingly writes about his incurable cancer journey and why it took him nearly 50 years to disclose his childhood sexual abuse. There's no doubt it will leave an indelible mark on the soul of the reader.