Friars Trudge 300 Miles and Find Kindred Souls on the Way
Six Franciscan friars reached Washington, DC, on Tuesday, having walked 300 miles with only their brown robes, sandals and a belief in the kindness of strangers to feed and shelter them.
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Scrap Dealer Finds Missing $20 Million Faberge Egg
When a scrap metal dealer from U.S. Midwest bought a golden ornament at a junk market, it never crossed his mind that he was the owner of a $20 million Faberge egg hailing from the court of imperial Russia.
DC Commuters Have Happy Mondays Thanks to Man Waving Uplifting Signs
Bleary-eyed drivers entering Washington, DC on Monday mornings, are jolted into happiness by people waving with signs with optimistic slogans from the side of the road. Held by 29-year-old Massoud Adibpour and 4 other volunteers, the signs were scrawled with uplifting messages: "Honk if you love someone!"; "Be happy"; "Don't be so hard on yourself"; and, "Smile!"
Israeli on Mount Everest Skips Summit Dream to Rescue Stricken Climber
An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit said Friday that the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him. The friendship stands in contrast to the political tension between Turkey and Israel, which were once firm allies.
Men's Morning Patrols Aimed at Giving Kids 'Safe Passage' to School
A simple plan is making sure that D.C. children who live in the troubled communities east of the Anacostia River see welcoming black male faces on their way to school in the mornings. Four times a week, at the crack of dawn, he and a small group of men walk the streets greeting students in a process they call "Safe Passage".
Captain Defied Orders to Rescue Refugees in 1982: Sometimes You Make an Exception
A Vietnamese family faced certain death trying to escape communist rule in a crowded fishing boat that was taking on water as a storm approached. Thankfully, an American captain aboard the USS Morton knows the importance of making an exception and found them in time to rescue the 52 people on board.
WWII Kindness Unites Japanese Boy With Grandson of American POW He Saved
A few months ago, the grandson of one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March traveled from Northern Virginia to Japan with an old photograph in his hand. It was a grainy picture of a young Japanese boy who helped save his grandfather's life.
Amputee Veterans Stand Up to Mount Kilimanjaro and Win
Five years his Army vehicle ran over a buried explosive in Afghanistan, he and two other former soldiers, three men with one leg between them, came down from summiting 19,340-foot Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. You read correctly: Three soldiers, one leg. Mountain success. (READ the story in the Wash Post) From a […]
Brides Across America Help Make Military Brides' Dress Dreams Come True
Heidi Janson, a boutique owner from the bridal industry, started Brides Across America three years ago to help female soldiers who are shipping overseas or brides of military men. The organization hosts twice-yearly bridal events in two dozen cities across America giving away hundreds of dresses donated by bridal shops and designers to female soldiers […]
Woman Motivates People With Chalkboard Messages Along Commuter Route
Searching for a mode of creative expression after losing her camera, Penny Proudfoot began writing messages of inspiration and humor for commuters along the busy 2-lane road outside her home. Did you make a difference today? They didn't go unnoticed. Drivers who were reading the board started writing back.
Bridging a Class Divide, One English Lesson at a Time
Through a program called Community Learners Advancing in Spanish and English, or CLASE, AU students are teaching English to the workers who clean their dorm rooms and cook their meals. Students meet the employees where they work, or in dorm lounges and conference rooms, to eat, drink and conjugate.
Implanted Tooth Helps Restore Vision in Historic Surgery
A 60-year-old woman can see again after a tooth was implanted into her eye in a historic Miami surgery. The months-long procedure had never been performed in the United States before, CNN reported yesterday, but was successful in reversing her vision loss from Stevens-Johnson syndrome.