by Jess Faraday | Mar 8, 2018 | Dangerous News, Disaster, Inspiring, Nature News, New, News, Useful
For unconditional love and support, there’s nothing like a dog. Some people joke that their dog is their therapist. But dogs really can be therapeutic for people suffering from anxiety and trauma. Which is why nursing homes, courthouses, and, increasingly,...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 5, 2018 | Curious News, Dangerous News, Inspiring, New, News, Useful
When a lot of people think of heroes, their thoughts turn to firefighters, medical personnel, soldiers, and others who rush into danger to help others. Librarians don’t ordinarily make the list. But librarians have a long history of standing up to injustice and...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 3, 2018 | Curious News, Inspiring, New, News, Useful
You saw the photo. A dedicated teacher in Ghana, trying to show his students how to use Microsoft Word… On a blackboard. The hand-drawn pictures of that all-too-familiar (for those of us in wealthy nations) user interface were amazing. But still. It’s sad...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 2, 2018 | Curious News, Dangerous News, Disaster, Inspiring, Nature News, New, News
Amid freezing weather conditions, snowbound Scotland needed a hero. And they found one in Edinburgh bus driver Charmaine Laurie. Britain spent the first day of spring shivering beneath nearly two feet of snow. Up north in Scotland, roads were blocked, schools closed,...
by Jess Faraday | Mar 2, 2018 | Curious News, Funny, New, News
According to Delta Dental, the amount of money the Tooth Fairy leaves is a good indicator of how the economy is doing. When markets are up, Ms. Fairy is generous. When there’s a bear on Wall Street, payments go down. But 2017 seems to have bucked the trend....
by Victoria Foster | Feb 26, 2018 | Inspiring, New, News, Useful
Imagine sitting at your table during lunch, when all of a sudden someone starts choking. Do you know what to do in situations like that? Would you be able to save them? According to WTVR, that is exactly what 5th grader Benjamin Ford did. His quick thinking saved one...