One day in high school, standing outside a bakery during lunch, Louise Papprill’s friend jokingly commented that she “had more rolls than the baker man”— an...
Read moreEvery day, a young schoolgirl comes to the Orai railway station in Uttar Pradesh, a state in north-central India where roughly one-fifth of the population...
Read moreGrowing up in the capital city of Skopje in Macedonia, Ilija Rajkovcevic had grown accustomed to being made fun of. The taunts and jokes followed...
Read moreThe one thing that sets Nontobeko Mbuyazi apart and made her a target for cyberbullying is, ironically, the one thing that has also allowed her...
Read moreThey never came straight out and told her, but to this day, Keith and Brooke Desserich are devastated at the thought, that their little girl...
Read moreFor more than a decade, Dr. Tom Catena has served more than half a million residents in a region the rest of the world has...
Read moreJust like dogs themselves, dog beds come in all shapes and sizes, and they can be purchased on specialty sites or put together DIY-style using...
Read moreWhen Brenna Martin graduated from high school, her parents gave her one of the most thoughtful and heartwarming gifts imaginable — one that they managed...
Read moreEarlier this year, an Australian food company ran an ad that asked two separate groups this time-honored question: “If you could have dinner with anyone,...
Read moreTim Wong’s fascination with butterflies began in elementary school, when he helped raise painted lady butterflies as part of a classroom project. It then continued...
Read moreSpending your hard-earned money on material goods-- a new car or motorcycle, an upgraded computer or latest flat-screen TV-- may make you happy in the...
Read moreAfter the death of a loved one, family members often find themselves overwhelmed with choices as they sort out the deceased's affairs. One of the...
Read moreMeals on Wheels, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and other organizations have offices set up around the country that help the elderly...
Read moreMost people don't appreciate the amount of work that goes into being a stay-at-home mom, but it's a tough gig. I was fortunate enough -...
Read moreEvery day presents a variety of opportunities and choices — some too inconsequential to even bother mentioning, but others that have potentially far-reaching ramifications. The...
Read moreCountless people suffer from the shakes, tremors and other involuntary movements that often result from cerebral palsy, strokes and diseases such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s....
Read moreThe Kuttemperoor River near the southern tip of India has, for years, suffered a long and protracted death, choked by weeds and a thick accumulation...
Read moreWhen Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence”hit the airwaves in 1964, it put the duo on the world’s radar for decades to come, and led...
Read moreMark Reininga had seen Kieran and his mother hanging around, living on the streets of Los Angeles, for some time. It took a while to get...
Read moreA couple of years ago, I got ambushed by hope in a pub in Boulder, Colorado. My wife and I had just gotten into town...
Read moreThere is something truly beautiful about being active at every stage of life. When we are children climbing trees and chasing each other around a...
Read moreSimon Cowell could easily be forgiven for dismissing Collabro out of hand, writing off the five fresh-faced men clad in jeans, tightly fitting shirts and...
Read moreNine years ago, two strangers stood side by side on the famed Waterloo Bridge that spans the River Thames in London. Jonny Benjamin was preparing...
Read moreWhile helping others is often its own reward, that only applies if someone like Ellen DeGeneres doesn’t get to you before all the hubbub dies...
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