Tag: Life & Tradition

Football Mom Snaps Photo of Senior Player Helping Injured Opponent on Field—and It Goes Viral

An Iowa high-school football player was caught on camera helping an injured player on the opposing side—and his kind act has gone viral. During a Friday night game in early September, after a play ended, Charles City Comets wide receiver Mario Hoefer witnessed one of his opponents go down. Carter Steinlage of the New Hampton…


California Woman Finds 4.38-Carat Pear-Shaped Yellow Diamond on Ground in State Park

A retired California couple struck paydirt while visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas late last month when the soil yielded the visitors a large, pear-shaped yellow diamond. Noreen Wredberg and her husband Michael from Granite Bay spend much of their time traveling to national parks in the United States; and found themselves at…


Personal Finance Dilemma: Should I Save My Money or Pay Off My Debt First?

You’ve made a little extra money with your last paycheck and have some leftover after paying for your mortgage or rent, plus any other necessary bills. Rather than spending the money frivolously, you want to stash it in a savings account or use it to knock out some of the debt that’s been weighing heavily…


3 Reasons Why Walking Boosts Creativity

By Tracy Tilson Some of our most constructive and creative thoughts come when we least expect them or when we’re simply taking our mind off our current challenges, if only for a brief moment. Does simply putting one foot in front of the other help create ideas that might not have surfaced if it wasn’t…


2022 Corolla Cross LE AWD

Since its inception, Toyota has sold over 50 million Corollas. The Corolla Cross will increase that number considerably, as a value-priced CUV packed with features not typically found in a small crossover. Expect to find the 2022 Corolla Cross to arrive in one of 1,900 US dealerships this October, with the base L grade starting…


Dear Next Generation: ‘The Virtue of Gratitude’

The most important message I’ve tried to impart to my grandchildren is the virtue of gratitude. Too often we see ourselves as victims and lament the perceived injustices against us. We dwell on negatives and are easily offended. The result is unhappiness and depression. Gratitude is the opposite. It is the positive feeling of looking…


Cat’s Silent Heart Disease Causes Painful Hind Leg Paralysis

Q: Latte, our 8-year-old indoor cat, suddenly started crying and pulling himself along on his front legs while dragging his back legs. We rushed him to his veterinarian who diagnosed a saddle thromboembolism and recommended euthanasia because Latte’s prognosis was so dire. We agreed, but because of Latte’s stress and ours at the time, we…


Confronting Our Vanities: ‘Savonarola Preaching Against Prodigality’

With the advent of mass media, more and more of us feel like we need material possessions in order to feel worthy. Others put their self-worth into their politics, and others into their religion. Quite often, however, many of us use these things to condemn others who don’t have what we have or think like…


Find Towering Peaks and Western History in the Rocky Mountains

Head north 7.4 miles from the Grand Lake entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park and you come to a rather innocuous-looking parking lot and campground. In fact, you’ve discovered one of the park’s most fascinating locations—the Holzwarth Historic Site, or as it was more quaintly known in the 1920s, the Never Summer Dude Ranch—where for…


‘We’ve Taken Each Other On’: Woman With Spina Bifida Shares Insights From 23 Years of Marriage

A wife, mother, and academic with spina bifida is sharing her insights on life’s trials and triumphs after 23 years in a marriage. Bethany Hoppe, 51, explained to The Epoch Times, “Socially, our western culture doesn’t automatically take into consideration that people with disabilities marry, so celebrating 23 years of marriage might get a double-take,…