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Why Mister Rogers' message of love and kindness is good for your health

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Fred Rogers at a taping of his famous show on June 28, 1989. Gene J. Puskar/AP File

The release of the Mister Rogers documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” calls to mind the essential message of Rogers’ long-running children’s program, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Fred McFeely Rogers, who died in...

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