Mediation center seeks to help others in times of crisis

CHAMPAIGN – Joy George thinks life is hard enough without carrying around an unresolved conflict in your head or heart.

To help with that, George is launching a nonprofit mediation center to help folks resolve disputes and is looking for volunteers to be trained as mediators and potential clients looking for relief.

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