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The Hero Takes a Fall and Gets Back Up

If the Nietzsche axiom is true - that which does not kill you makes you stronger - Nick Galvin is one of the strongest kids alive. And a hero for...

There were no check lists, no support system and no tests just a doctor, whoimmediately wanted toprescribed Ritalin, to a child, having difficulty...

Confronted with very serious illness requiring almost a dozen difficult and life altering surgeries, radiation treatment and chemotherapy, most...

On Saturday, Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant gave an assist, but it wasn’t on the basketball court. It was for the cause of...

As the Los Angeles unemployment rate continues to hover over 12 percent and many people cannot find jobs, one local freelancer writer turned her...

The nation held its breath upon hearing that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had been shot in Arizona on January 8, 2011. Six people were killed...

One chilly afternoon atop a Utah mountain, 15-year old Spencer Fox’s life changed. While snowboarding, Spencer caught an edge on his board...

When you look for inspiration sometimes it is found on a football field. Other times it is seen during a meeting. And sometimes meeting someone...

When one thinks of single parents, one usually thinks of deficits. What do single parents need? What do their children need? One rarely thinks of...

Editor’s note:This article was a finalist for the America Inspired Contest, which celebrated extraordinary people making a difference across...