Columbia man builds and gives away computers on Freecycle

Friday, January 23, 2009 | 1:53 p.m. CST; updated 8:44 p.m. CST, Saturday, January 24, 2009

COLUMBIA — Jeremy Santiago, 12, sits at the desk in his room; the light from the computer screen illuminates his face. He moves the mouse in his right hand, as math equations start to fall down the screen. Jeremy’s mother, Jeanette Santiago, watches her oldest son intently as he fills in answers to the problems.

advertisements