A Kentucky diner that's a safe haven for storm victims
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Starting at 6 every morning, diners file into Ms. Becky's Place, in Dawson Springs, Ky., to fill their stomachs and nourish their spirits with a home-cooked meal. If the lights are on, odds are Ms. Becky James is in. She answers the phone, takes the orders, and cooks and serves food made from scratch, just like her mother before her.
"My mother, she wasn't a fancy cook, but she was a really good cook," James told correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti. "I love cornbread and fried food. I'm a Southern girl at heart!"
"A Southern girl at heart" … and a steel magnolia in this Kentucky kitchen that's helping keep her battered community on its feet.
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Matt Katz is a lifelong Mets fan. Playing ball with his son, Reuben, is what Father's Day memories are made of. But growing up, Matt's experience of Father's Day was about as complicated as a triple play. "Did my birth father like baseball? Does he like baseball?" Katz asked. "And because I had for many years no contact with my birth father, I would wonder about little things like that."