In the red corner, weighing in at 222 pounds, hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska – a longtime heavy hitter in the local restaurant industry, an amateur photographer whose images pack a powerful punch: 51-year-old John Coffey. And in the blue corner – a chronic, mysterious challenger, Parkinson's disease. Diagnosed almost two years ago, Coffey refuses to

Vanita Jarmon’s mother was a teacher – so were her aunts and uncles. “I’ve been surrounded by education all of my life,” she says. “I knew right away it was going to be a job of hard work. I watched my mom work long hours … The greatest reward, I knew, was that I was