Natural disasters usually make the news due to the devastation they leave behind. The greater the damage, the more people are aware of the event and the longer the memories remain. The media is dominated by images of rising floodwaters or satellite visuals of hundreds of acres of destroyed forest. People across the country and…

Born with a clubfoot, Chloe Howard had endured five major operations by her fifteenth birthday. She struggled to accept herself and dealt with bullying and even suffered a physical assault. Her hardships, however, taught her that differences are unique, bullying must be stopped from the inside out and worth is most valuable when it comes…

One summer, when I was only seven, over a period of a few weeks, I experienced an onset of severe headaches. I completed the second grade that last school year, and It was my first summer living in southern California. My parents, sister, and I moved from Northern Minnesota six months earlier. I found no…

He found a baby alive that had been buried in a Montana mountain side for at least nine hours, in what can only be described as a true miracle. Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputy Ross Jessup, who stated “it was the happiest 15-20 minutes of my career,” is being called a hero after spending hours looking…

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