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Cathie December 19, 2012

New Dorp School May Be The Next Great American Revolution

This story begins with was once one of the worst rated schools in the entire United States, a school so bad, that nothing helped. Four out of ten students dropped out, making it one of the lowest performing high schools in the nation. Nothing seemed to help, not replacing staff, focusing on specific subjects, not flashy educational technology, leaving them …
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Homeless Man With Head Down
Cathie November 17, 2012

You Only Get One First Impression | Use It Wisely

It was a cold winter’s day. The parking lot to the office was filling up quickly. As a secretary got out of her car she noticed that a group of people who had come to be interviewed for a job, were whispering among themselves as they pointed and stared at a man sitting up against the wall outside the building. …
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kateri tekakwitha
Cathie October 20, 2012

Catholics Make History By Canonizing Female First Nation Saint

This the the story of Canada’s female First Nation saint. It all began in a hospital where as his parents sobbed, and last rites were performed, 5-year-old Jake Finkbonner neared death after flesh-eating bacteria infected him through a cut on his lip. His parents had begun discussing donating his tiny organs. Then a miracle happened. A relic from ‘Kateri Tekakwitha’ …
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Love Swans
Cathie October 14, 2012

When Love Was Illegal | The Michael And Spider Story

When Love Was Illegal- The Michael And Spider Story Imagine falling hopelessly in love with a person, but, to show your love for them, would have you arrested, beaten, jailed and possibly murdered. Well, it happened to two friends of mine, Michael and Spider over forty years ago. Perhaps it was coincidence, though I suspect the hand of destiny was …
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Cathie October 3, 2012

Wheelchair Halloween Costumes Off The Charts Cool

Halloween comes every year, and for mobility challenged children, that can be a stressful event. But the children below have found a way to still have a blast, and steal the best costume awards! We take our hats off to these folks for their enormous acts of love! Here are 8 awesome Halloween wheelchair costumes! First up, this awesome ice …
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abandoned factory
Cathie September 25, 2012

Shawn Set Out To Kill Himself | Gay Suicide

Shawn was gay. He had always been gay, and would remain so for the rest of his life. Which was about to end. Shawn planned to kill himself. He was fifteen years old and tired of the side-eyed looks, the whispers behind his back, and the open harassment that he had to endure every single day. The horrible irony of …
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Skateistan - Skateboard
Cathie September 18, 2012

Skateboarding In Afghanistan | Skateistan

Skateistan is probably the coolest organization that’s come along in a long, long time, and it’s doing in Afghanistan what the world’s greatest military strategists could not. As soon as Australian skateboarder, Oliver Percovich, dropped his board in Kabul in 2007, he was surrounded by the eager faces of children of all ages who wanted to be shown how to …
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stem cells
Cathie September 18, 2012

Stem Cells Used To Cure Deafness

The journal, Nature, reports that researchers in the United Kingdom have taken a huge step forward in treating deafness, after stem cells were used to restore hearing in animals for the first time in medical history. Hearing partially improved when nerves in the ear, which pass sounds into the brain, were rebuilt in gerbils using stem cells. The same improvement …
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lightning storm
Cathie September 11, 2012

Gabriel And The Frightened Little Boy

Thunder cracked and lightning flashed. The young mother could barely see the trees through the downpour. Her five-year-old son, Cody, was out there. She’d just called and his friend had said Cody was on his way home, but he still hadn’t arrived. Now it was pouring rain. She grabbed her raincoat and ran out the door. And there was Cody, …
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High Five
Cathie September 10, 2012

Car Dealer Howard Cooper Was Last Of Special Breed

The days of noble men and women, people with honor, ethics and empathy aren’t over just yet, as proved recently in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In an act that restored faith in humanity to a lot of people, Howard Cooper, 83, recently sold his car dealership, and as a way of thanking his employees, he gave each of them $1,000 for …
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elderly hands
Cathie August 23, 2012

Being There Says More Than All The Words In The World

There was once an elderly, despondent woman who lived in a nursing home. She wouldn’t speak to anyone, nor did she ever request anything. She merely existed – rocking in her creaky old rocking chair. The old woman didn’t have any visitors, however, every couple of mornings, a concerned and wise young nurse would come into her room. She didn’t …
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Red Candles Lit
Cathie August 21, 2012

Funeral Causes Employees To Think

One day, the employees of a large company returned from their lunch break, and were greeted with a large sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday, the person who had hindered your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the gym.” At first, everyone was sad to hear that one of …
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