Kind-hearted readers want to help Carver boy whose pet dog went missing
By Amanda Cripps, Enterprise Staff Writer, July 19, 2011 CARVER — A Weymouth woman has offered to contribute $500 toward a reward for the safe return of Bolo the pit bull, a Carver boy’s best buddy who went missing from his family’s fenced-in yard on July 10. Several offers of help have been made to [...]
Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes Historic Final Landing, Ending 30-Year Era
AP, By MARCIA DUNN, CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph on July 21, bringing an end to NASA’s 30-year shuttle journey with one last, rousing touchdown that drew cheers and tears. A record crowd of 2,000 gathered near the landing strip, thousands more packed the [...]
Rachelle Friedman, Paralyzed At Bachelorette Party, Will Finally Marry
By Martha Waggoner, Huffington Post, 7/18/11 RALEIGH, N.C. — A year after she was paralyzed in poolside horseplay at her bachelorette party, Rachelle Friedman knows one thing she would change about her life before the injury. “I wish we had danced together more because I love dancing so much, and we didn’t do it enough,” [...]
Manomet woman recovers from being hit by a car, friends provide support for family
Melanie Feehan, a Manomet stay-at-home mother of four, was hit by a car the evening of July 5 while walking with her oldest son Aidan in their neighborhood. She was thrown 15 feet into the air from the impact. Although Aidan is physically unharmed, Melanie fractured her pelvis in multiple places, broke her hand and [...]
In Springfield, storm heroine’s love buoys kin
By Peter Schworm Globe Staff / July 5, 2011 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Back home after a long day at school, Ibone Guerrero had curled up for an afternoon nap in her parents’ bed. When she was little, she’d climb in beside her mother at night when she was scared or couldn’t sleep. Even now, at [...]
Jaycee Dugard Describes 18 Years Of Captivity In First Interview
(HuffPost) SAN FRANCISCO — Jaycee Dugard, the California woman kidnapped in 1991 and held captive for nearly two decades, talked through tears about both the pain and determination she felt as she gave birth to her captor’s child in his backyard while she was still just a girl herself. Dugard was clear and composed throughout [...]
Flash Mob! God Bless the USA!
Some very patriotic and thankful people sang their hearts out in a busy salon in Simi Valley, California this past July 4. Just listening to these people lifting up praise for their country and thanking those who gave their lives for our freedom is so inspiring! Proud to be an American!
Marine surprises his sister at graduation
Jessica thought her brother Eric (U.S. Marines) wasn’t coming home from Afghanistan for another month. Watch this amazing reunion as he surprises her during her graduation ceremony at California Polytechnic State University. Thank you for your service, Eric! God bless our troops!
Fearless on Fourth of July
A soldier’s story of how a community helped him battle his fear of fireworks through prayer. By Patrick Coble, Liberal, Kansas, as appeared in Guideposts Magazine I could see the excitement on my 7-year-old’s face in the rearview mirror. We were driving home from church, and our pastor had talked about the town’s Fourth of [...]
Unconditional Love: Tae-Ho and Ingee
Tae-Ho is the little South Korean boy with severe physical disabilities featured in Tuesday’s post. He has had a special bond with a little girl named Ingee since the 2nd grade. Ingee sees far beyond Tae-Ho’s disability and truly loves the person inside. What an incredible example of unconditional love! Let this be a reminder to see others [...]
