"Some four hours after doctors declared Zack dead, something about his appearance that made cousins think he wasn't as dead as doctors said." They scratched him with a pocketknife and realized he was alive.
The Worlds's Tallest Man couldn't afford custom shoes to fit his frame of 8 feet 5 inches, but found new hope in the kindness of strangers who sent a giant bicycle to help with transportation and oversized shoes and clothes -- even a computer with internet service -- to help with daily life.
The speech on race and religion that Senator Barack Obama delivered Tuesday has been viewed more than two million times on YouTube and has prepared the ground for further discussions in schools, in churches, and around the water coolers and kitchen tables throughout America. Race and religion, the two most electrified rails in American politics, […]
Rupert Imhoff is a star on Facebook. Through his online networking against hunting for whales, he has attracted 135,000 people to the cause. Because of Imhoff's thorough research and keen debating points -- along with his utter passion -- his group is growing by nearly 2000 people every day.
After surviving three years of loss, trauma, and grief, Harold Cameron has transformed himself into the "The Chief of Helping People." His mission and passion is to encourage positive thought and action and, along with the governors of three states, he has proclaimed March 1 to be "Be Positive, Do Something Positive Day".
In Uganda, one man went to his neighbors and his friends and brought together three groups of people - Christian, Muslim and Jewish - to put aside old differences and create a coffee cooperative that now boasts some 700 members of all three faiths.
"A new study, published today in the journal Science, suggests that what matters most is not how much money we have but, rather, what we do with it. Spending money on others, it shows, can boost our own happiness."
three national winners this week were awarded the Above & Beyond Citizen Honor, a unique award because they are personally presented to unsung heroes by our nations most honored heroes, the 109 living Medal of Honor recipients themselves -- along with Gen. Colin Powell and Brian Williams
Every rescue dog deserves a second chance at health and happiness – that's why the people of Chicago made sure Jingles was cured of heartworm.
If you're not benefiting from the people you spend your time with, then here's some tips on how to deal with them effectively.
This is an ongoing story of merit, accomplishment, and community caring. A Ugandan boy was brought overseas for surgery and now the whole town in Southern Oregon is chipping in to help his family to buy food back home. (Mail Tribune w/ photo ) Thanks to Jim for submitting this story!
For one week, February 15 to 24, Ottawa is choosing to be kind. The city will be celebrating, encouraging, and even keeping a web journal to showcase the simple acts of kindness brought to life throughout the community this week.