The Bison are Back!
With the reintroduction of the iconic beast by Native American tribes, something else returned: the environment, creatures and culture.
“Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie,” wrote Willa Cather, author of “O Pioneers!,” the saga of early westward struggles and the kind of character it took to appreciate the harsh and immense beauty of the plains. Read Story
The Janitor who Changed the World of Science.
What would you do with your free time if you were a janitor at a university? How about becoming the inspiration for the movie “Good Will Hunting”?
James Croll was born into abject poverty in 1821. From birth, a slight deformity on the front of his skull made him the target of mocking children and adults alike. As a result, he developed a withdrawn personality that he eventually turned into an advantage — and an inspiration for us even today. Read Story
Pull Up for a Stranger in Need.
How the trucker community pulled off an impromptu maneuver that saved a man’s life.
The road can be a lonely place. Perhaps that’s why truckers have created a set of unwritten rules, a code for the road, that most live by. Read Story
Changing Course in the Middle of Life’s Journey.
Peter Pretorius was stranded in Mozambique during the country’s worst famine. Rather than find a way out, he designed a way to give back.
Mozambique sits on the southeast coast of Africa. Its beautiful beaches and climate belie the challenges of poverty and growing pains associated with its independence, gained in 1975. Read Story
The Language of Love and Inclusion.
Barron Prize Winner Mia Lee founded LingoX, a nonprofit that provides free language classes for refugees, when she was 18 years old. LingoX now serves 136 countries.
Mia Lee is a confident teenager with a sharp mind and a big heart. She also lives in a world where massive geopolitical transitions drive people from their homes, requiring them to learn new languages and new life skills to survive. Read Story
Living on a Prayer.
Catch up with mega-star musician Jon Bon Jovi as he continues to inspire fans, serving up soup and doing dishes at JBJ Soul Kitchen in New Jersey.
In the midst of the pandemic, somewhere in the heart of Chicago, when the whole city was in quarantine, somebody opened a window and began singing. We may never know who that optimistic person was, but we will never forget the song. Read Story
Superheroes Do Fly … Sometimes!
Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo swoops in to save a drowning woman.
Kitesurfers seem to defy gravity. They skim along the troughs of waves and jet off the crests, seemingly weightless and birdlike. Tethered to a parasol arching 40 feet above them, they shift directions, glide, carve through the water and float through the air. Read Story
Funny Business
Adam Sandler is more than a goofy face. Although he makes us laugh, he is quite serious about doing good. Read Story
From the NFL to the Opera
When Life Changes, Change your Dreams.
Ta’u Pupu’a grew up in Tonga playing football and singing in the school choir. His massive size and athletic drive propelled him to a career with the Baltimore Ravens. When an injury ended his playing time, he switched to his other passion: opera. Read Story
How Far Can Mind and Body Take You?
101 triathlons in as many days. That’s what the Iron Cowboy found out. How far can you go?
In the world of athletics, records are merely goals to be broken. In long-distance running, the marathon has long been the measure against which you pitted yourself. Read Story
We Are All Amateurs.
George Plimpton made a name for himself by slipping into high-profile careers and writing about his madcap adventures — as an amateur.
We are all participants in what Walt Whitman calls “the great play of life.” How we choose to participate is up to us. We can be casual observers or throw ourselves into life and enjoy not only the triumphs but also our foibles. No one embodied this truth more than one journalistic pioneer. Read Story
Crafting Relationships.
10-year-old Alfie works in the woodworking shop with his grandfather, crafting high-end chopping boards. Selling items out of the garage, the duo are building their relationship — and a brighter future.
It seems the world has gotten much smaller for the new generation of children. With access to world news streaming on smartphones and becoming the focus of discussions in classrooms, kids like Alfie are well aware of the problems other kids face around the world. Fortunately, that also inspires kids like Alfie to do something about it. Read Story
A Hand Up.
Maak Impact Chairman Mike Linton and founder Skyler Meine had a chance meeting with a humanitarian while on safari. The result is an organization dedicated to creating business owners in one of the longest-running refugee camps in the world.
For most people, running a successful business and raising a family check all the happiness boxes. For Mike Linton, one of the perks of growing a business was that it afforded a dream trip to Africa. Read Story
The Hero to our Four-legged Friends.
When the floodwaters poured in, Captain Dusty Mascaro waded in and saved more than 100 pets in Hillsborough County, Florida.
In times of trouble, or even at the end of a long workday, many people turn to a familiar source of comfort: their animal companions. It’s no different after a disaster — for good reason. Read Story
Judging by Appearances Misses the Most Beautiful Part of Life: Friendship.
When Oliver Bromley was asked to leave a restaurant because of his facial disfigurement, he didn’t seek revenge. He only asks that we all seek understanding.
In our TikTok, filtered-reality world, it’s easy to get caught up in comparisons. Do I look as good as her? Are my cheekbones high enough? But these questions only narrow the lens through which we see the world. There is no divine standard by which we should all be measured. Read Story
