Posted on 09 December 2014. Tags: anniversary, arizona, Peral Harbor, Survivors
A bittersweet anniversary took place as fur of the remaining nine survivors of the USS Arizona were reunited for the anniversary of one of America’s darkest days. The men promised it would not be the last time they are together. In advance of the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor that sank their ship, […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 06 October 2014. Tags: australia, coffee, facebook, social media
In this day and age, we are more apt to strike up a conversation with someone we don’t know personally through social media than we are with the person sitting next to us on the bus or the subway. Australian student Matt Kulesza Wants to rekindle good old fashioned face time with real, live human […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 19 May 2014. Tags: bully, Bully Project, bullyuing, gym class, school
Bullying has reached epic proportions but never before have schools and communities come together to combat it like they are doing today. So many organizations and school administrations are working to eliminate bullying. Schools and school buses are the primary places where bullying occurs because children who are a little bit different stick out more […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 01 May 2014. Tags: Boston Marathon, Brother, Lupus, Runner, Sister
It was only a year ago that the world was rocked by news of the horrendous bombing at the Boston Marathon. So many tragedies came out of that event but so many stories of heroism and personal resolve came from it too. This year, a new, unrelated but equally powerful story of love, support and […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 21 April 2014. Tags: cancer, last request, marriage, travel, widow
Alison Miller enjoyed a passionate24-year marriage to Chuck Dearing. When he was suddenly taken from her by cancer last spring, her world came to an abrupt end. Honoring his last wishes, she has embarked on a journey to celebrate him and the love they shared. In 2009, the couple decided to pack it all in […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 04 April 2014. Tags: family, Insta gram, sisters, social media
Modern technology has been behind some of the most amazing stories of this century. This one comes from social media site, Instagram. Nia Edwards, 23, had been out of touch with her 42 year old sister Brenda for roughly 18 years. After trying to find her through social networks Facebook and MySpace, Nia turned to […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 02 April 2014. Tags: adoption, Afghanistan, dogs, National Guard, New York, soldiers
Reunions among soldiers who once served together are a long-standing tradition but a few of the men who served in Afghanistan with the National Guard recently enjoyed an unusual reunion. While stationed in the Middle Eastern country, the adopted a 65-pound, mixed breed stray dog. They were reunited with her and her 7 frolicking puppies […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 24 March 2014. Tags: Cincinnati, Good Samaritans, purse sbnatcher
The screams of a woman brought 4 Good Samaritans to her aid last Thursday in downtown Cincinnati. The woman, an attorney whose identity is being protected, screamed that someone had taken her purse. She had been walking westbound along E. Seventh Street at about 11 a.m. A man came up from behind and grabbed her […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 05 March 2014. Tags: diplomacy, government, meeting, politician, politics
While the entire debacle in Russia and Ukraine is far from good news, there have been a few glimmers of hope from both sides. There have been numerous threats and possible sanctions proposed that would be nothing but bad news for the world, but today both Russia and NATO announced that they are in fact […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment
Posted on 19 February 2014. Tags: fiber, Google, internet, network, optic, provider
Currently Google Fiber is only available in very select markets in the United States and while they’ve been a pretty big success Google has been a little slow to branch out any beyond those areas. Fortunately this week Google announced that they’re now officially considering adding numerous large metropolitan areas to their Google Fiber coverage […]
Posted in Society & Entertainment