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Bald Eagle Numbers Soar

USA Removing Eagle from Endangered Species List After nearly four decades on the endangered species list, bald eagles are soaring once again, their population climbing from a dismal count of just 417 nesting pairs in the continental United States in 1963 to more than 7,000 today. With an additional bounty of tens of thousands of […]

The Legend Of Bagger Vance

An Inspired! Book Review Bagger Vance is a wonderfully inspiring story that uses the quest of mastering ones golf swing as a metaphor for mastering ones self and ones existence. The author, Steven Pressfield, weaves his tale using the unfolding lives of three men from three generations. Each man struggles to let go of emotional […]

Water for Life

He remembers how the people reacted when he came to drill a well for them. "People just mobbed me and cried." Willis Miller believes in fate. Near death with a heart attack at age 50, he vowed to spend the rest of his life doing good in the world if he survived. Now 81, Miller […]

Blue Butterfly Back From the Brink

The Smithsonian published a feature article in 2005 called Back From the Brink that asserted: "Not every endangered species is doomed. Thanks to tough laws, dedicated researchers, and plenty of money and effort, success stories abound." The Hawaiian green sea turtle is one such success featured in the magazine, along with the bald eagle, palila songbird, […]

20,000 Muslims Gather for Peace

Dec. 5, 2005 — We need to be reminded again and again that mainstream Muslims are not like their fanatical brothers in terror. In Britain, families traveled to London to be counted as the peaceful majority of Islam, able to stand against terrorism yet speak out in the face of unfairness. Let's collect here on the […]

Small World Stories

This is an inspiring letter I received from Michael in Canada. He calls it his small-world story. It should remind you that striking up conversation with people whom you don't know is usually quite worthwhile, even though it takes some courage. A recent study shows how being extroverted can make you happy. Talking to strangers […]