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Artist Transforms Old Tires Into Colorful, Cozy Beds for Thousands of Stray Animals
Artist Transforms Old Tires Into Colorful, Cozy Beds for Thousands of Stray Animals

Most people pass by an abandoned tire without a second glance, seeing it as discarded trash. However, a creative and kindhearted Brazilian artist, Amarildo Silva Filho saw in them potential for something...


December 14, 2021  |  7 comments
Beatrice Shilling, a motorcycle daredevil turned mechanical engineer, saved the lives of countless pilots in WWll
Beatrice Shilling, a motorcycle daredevil turned mechanical engineer, saved the lives of countless pilots in WWll

Beatrice “Tilly” Shilling had a penchant for speed. In 1913, at age 14, she bought her first motorcycle. She tinkered with it and roared around the English countryside, eventually racing for the...


December 9, 2021  |  1 comment
Custodian and Autistic Student Form School Club to Keep Kids from Eating Lunch Alone
Custodian and Autistic Student Form School Club to Keep Kids from Eating Lunch Alone

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — High school custodian Lakira Isaac noticed that a 10th grader, Jonny Hickey, often ate alone in the school cafeteria. Jonny has autism, which makes social interactions difficult at...


December 7, 2021  |  8 comments
Being a Mother…The roundabout journey to a dream fulfilled.
Being a Mother…The roundabout journey to a dream fulfilled.

Li lives in a small New England town. She had two dreams growing up: to be a nurse and to raise a family. She got through nursing school OK; she says the...


December 2, 2021  |  5 comments
Teen Saves His Four Younger Sisters from House Fire
Teen Saves His Four Younger Sisters from House Fire

WEBSTER, Wisc. – One Fall evening, 13-year-old Briar Omar agreed to babysit his four younger sisters while his parents ran a quick errand to the grocery store to pick up the family...


November 30, 2021  |  1 comment
13-Year-Old Boy Uses His 'Make-a-Wish' to Feed the Homeless for a Year
13-Year-Old Boy Uses His 'Make-a-Wish' to Feed the Homeless for a Year

Jackson, Mississippi – The past few years have been difficult for 13-year-old Adeola “Abraham” Olagbegi. In 2020, the teen was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, and he underwent a successful bone...


November 23, 2021  |  4 comments
Laughter is the Best Teacher.  How humor and history go together in this classroom.
Laughter is the Best Teacher. How humor and history go together in this classroom.

Miss Arbury teaches history at the local high school. On the excitement scale, learning history for most kids sits somewhere between math and art. A few cool things and lots of facts...


November 18, 2021  |  1 comment
Friends Pitch in to Gift Special Glasses for Their Friend Who Is Colorblind Giving Him the Gift of Color
Friends Pitch in to Gift Special Glasses for Their Friend Who Is Colorblind Giving Him the Gift of Color

Francis spent the first 18 years of his life experiencing the world in a limited spectrum, with reds and greens often indistinguishable, appearing to him as murky browns. Then his caring group...


November 16, 2021  |  1 comment
A Lesson We Should Never Forget. The incredible story of American POWs smuggling rations to Russian prisoners at Stalag-B.
A Lesson We Should Never Forget. The incredible story of American POWs smuggling rations to Russian prisoners at Stalag-B.

In 1988, Charles Kuralt discovered a story of heroism that would have disappeared from history were it not for the determination of a former Russian prisoner who vowed to thank the men...


November 11, 2021  |  1 comment