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Math tutor Brenda Paustian is a good friend and mentor of Paul Myers, who is working with Press Christmas for All and Charity Reimagined to have gang-related tattoos removed so he can be successful in his future as a teacher and advocate for troubled youths. "He's come so far," she said. "He's done so much personal growth. He has these goals, and come hell or high water, he's going to make them happen."

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Beneath the ink
November 24, 2022 1:08 a.m.

Beneath the ink

Former gang member turning new leaf through tattoo removal

What happens when the person beneath the tattoo ink grows into a different person and wants nothing more than to shed that former skin?