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Peter Smith

Peace found in granite stones

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Do you have a long, stressful commute to work or school? Maybe your commute has you thinking about changing your job, or your career? Well, Minnesota Public Radio essayist Peter Smith ran into a guy up north who finds peace and happiness on the job every day -- working with one billion year old pieces of granite stone.