You don’t own your child’s body
“Kiss grandma hello, kiss grandpa good bye” – these are sentences so many parents have said to their children without second thought. But there is a good explanation as to why it’s best to avoid …
“Kiss grandma hello, kiss grandpa good bye” – these are sentences so many parents have said to their children without second thought. But there is a good explanation as to why it’s best to avoid …
At the time this next love story takes place, Paul Grachan from Arlington Heights, Chicago, had just started dating a woman named Esther. They’d been out about eight times. Paul thought it was time to get …
Little Daniel had a rare liver disease. His skin turned yellow and the five-month-old plummeted to a mere 8 pounds (3.5 kg). Despite undergoing several operations, Daniel’s condition didn’t improve. So just before Christmas, doctors …
But when Jason retired in 2012, the best friends were torn apart. The military did not allow Jason to take his dog CiCi home. Instead, she got a new dog handler. Not a day went …
1. Rocky Most of us have seen Sylvester Stallone’s classic about the underdog boxer who gets his chance to fight a heavyweight champion. But, the script for Rocky doesn’t have the bright and cheerful history as …
As chance and timing would have it, Chicago resident Joel Cervantes Macias saw Mr Sanchez pushing the cart one day, and decided he needed to do something to help. GoFundMe/Joel Cervantes Macias So he set up …
When Peggy Uhle boarded her flight from Chicago to Columbus, Ohio, she turned off her cell phone as the plane rolled away from the gate. But she and her fellow passengers didn’t get very far, …
The weather that day in northwest Indiana was hot—almost 90 degrees. Elysia was playing in her backyard as usual, but she soon saw something strange lying in the grass a short distance away. “I just …
It was in 1990 when the 33-year-old truck driver Rick Swope visited the Detroit Zoo with his wife and their three children. When the family was standing next to the chimp fence, Rick heard a …
1. Bananas improve cardiovascular health. High-fiber foods, such as bananas, are good for your health and have been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease. In particular, the soluble fiber …