by Jim Heath | Apr 13, 2019 | Environment, Good Deeds
Proof that families come in all shapes, sizes and species, three eagles — two dads and a mom — are raising three, fluffy-feathered eaglets in a nest near the Mississippi River this spring. According to the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge, all three...
by Jim Heath | Mar 3, 2019 | Good Deeds, Headlines
Five quick-thinking boys are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a screaming eight-year-old child dangling from a chairlift at a ski resort in North Vancouver. Footage captured from the dramatic rescue at Grouse Mountain shows the boy’s father holding on to his arms...
by Jim Heath | Feb 27, 2019 | Entertainment, Good Deeds, Headlines
A crowdfunding effort to raise money to send young girls to screenings of Marvel Studios’ first female-led film, “Captain Marvel,” has hit more than $60,000 — three times the amount organizers initially sought. The GoFundMe campaign had raised more...
by Jim Heath | Jan 30, 2019 | Good Deeds, Headlines, Trump
President Trump has donated $100,000 from the third-quarter of his salary to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Trump himself never drinks alcohol, but his older brother, Fred Jr., died in 1981 after struggling with alcoholism. Trump said his...
by Jim Heath | Dec 24, 2018 | Good Deeds
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its top-notch radar system will tell you when to get your cookies and milk ready for Santa’s arrival. For 63 years, the organization otherwise tasked with detecting aerospace activity has turned its attention to...
by Jim Heath | Dec 24, 2018 | Good Deeds
It’s almost like a script from a holiday movie. A little Mexican girl floats a Christmas Wish List on a balloon that lands across the border. And a compassionate American finds it. That’s exactly what happened when an Arizona man fulfilled the Christmas...