This is the 13th installment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: The Seven Sticks
July 30, 2022
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Boy, 14, Starts Lawn Care Business to Raise Money for Legal Fees So His Stepfather Can Adopt Him
A teen who wants his beloved stepfather to adopt him and his older brother has started a lawn care business to help pay for the legal fees. Born and raised in Sandy Run, South Carolina, 14-year-old Tyce Rey Diaz Pender has lived in Cayce with his family since 2017. His mother, Marcy, began dating Eric…
16-Year-Old Got an Abortion in 1972, 1 Year Before Roe v. Wade—Calls Overturning 50 Years Later ‘A Gift’ From God
She was only 16, pregnant, and scared. It was 1972. That teen was Christie Ballor. Now 67, Ballor still lives in Alliance, Ohio, where she was born. She recalled her road to recovery from having an abortion at a young age—and now witnessing Roe’s historic overturning a full 50 years later. Her parents didn’t know better….
16-Year-Old Got an Abortion in 1972, 1 Year Before Roe v. Wade—Calls Roe’s End 50 Years Later ‘A Gift’ From God
She was only 16, pregnant, and scared. It was 1972. That teen was Christie Ballor. Now 67, Ballor still lives in Alliance, Ohio, where she was born. She recalled her road to recovery from having an abortion at a young age—and now witnessing Roe’s historic overturning a full 50 years later. Her parents didn’t know better….
‘They Are the Last’: Rare Photos of the Reindeer Herders Who Live in the Freezing Arctic Serbia
July 29, 2022
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Struck by the resilience of the Nenet people, a group of Siberian nomadic shepherds who endure temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit), an Italian photographer traveled to their land three times to honor their existence and share it with the world in an atmospheric photo series. Alessandro Bergamini, 35, of Finale…
Newborn Stops Breathing for 20 Minutes But Makes Miracle Recovery, Leaving Doctors Baffled
A baby boy who was not breathing at birth underwent resuscitation efforts for 20 minutes. During this period, doctors feared brain damage or cerebral palsy, or that he simply wouldn’t survive. Now, almost four years on, he’s as capable as his peers, and his recovery is considered a miracle. Urias, the youngest child of his…
2 Meteor Showers to Converge for a Late-Summer Light Show in the Night Sky—Here’s What You Need to Know:
What began as a hunk of frozen gas and space dust orbiting the sun 20,000 years ago will soon appear as a light show in the early morning sky. Stargazers will be treated to two distinct meteor showers which converge in late summer and will soon make their yearly rendezvous again. The famous Perseid meteor shower and…
Couple Who’ve Been Together for 70 Years Share, ‘Keep God at the Center of Your Marriage’
A South Dakota couple who’ve been married for 70 years, and are still as much in love as they were when they first tied the knot, have shared the secret to their happy, long-lasting relationship. Melvin, 92, and Nancy Lubbers, 87, first met at the local skating rink in Mitchell in 1951. “Grandpa likes to…
Real Life ‘Lassie’ Leads Search and Rescue to His 53-Year-Old Owner Who Fell Off 70-Foot Cliff in the Woods
Like a scene from the movie “Lassie,” a heroic border collie led rescuers to help his injured owner who had fallen off a cliff deep in the woods. The 53-year-old man fell down a 70-foot cliff in a remote part of the Tahoe Forest in northern California, breaking his hip and ribs. But he managed…
Plein-Air Artist Paints Scenes That Perfectly Match His Open-Air Surrounds: Surfs, Meadows, Mountains, and More
SoCal plein-air painter Richard J. Oliver knows the more the artist can say with a single brush stroke, the more rewarding. He channels the savvy artist’s maxim: “less is more.” It’s the polar opposite of how he once painted—in the studio he’s maintained for the past 30 years. “I often explain it metaphorically as a process…
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