Article: 'Mr. Positive' can make your day; Carl Bentson proves that challenges can be overcome - and that a good man can touch many lives.(NEWS)

Byline: James Walsh; Staff Writer

Meet Carl Bentson, 43.

He's a custodian at Bridge View School in St. Paul. Owns his own home. Decorates it for EVERY holiday. Loves antique cars and riding his fancy bike to work - and to Taylors Falls, Red Wing and Stillwater.

That Bentson has worked at Bridge View since graduating from there more than 20 years ago isn't especially extraordinary. Lots of people find work after leaving the school for special-education students.

But add in that he was born with Cornellia de Lange Syndrome, yet has thrived over the years thanks to an unshakable attitude and the gentle guidance of his bosses, co-workers ...

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