Chris Parker came to Manchester Arena as an anonymous beggar, positioning himself near the crowd of exiting Ariana Grande fans in hopes that he might pocket some spare change. Tragedy altered those plans: “It knocked me to the floor and then I got up and instead of running away my gut instinct was to runContinue reading “Another Hero’s Story”
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True Nobility
I found this story on: Nearly $30,000 Raised for Homeless Man Who Helped Manchester Arena Attack Victims I chose excerpts to highlight something good that is coming out of a tragedy: A homeless man who was hailed as a hero after coming to the aid of the wounded as they fled the Manchester Arena following Monday’s deadlyContinue reading “True Nobility”
Heroes In a Troubled World
This morning, I heard a story on the BBC about a journalist who had spent a week on the MSF Dignity. She told about the people being rescued and their hardships. She said they rescued more than 500 people while she was on board. I had heard of Doctors Without Borders, but had notContinue reading “Heroes In a Troubled World”
AMERICA IS GREAT…ALREADY AND STILL
Trump’s campaign Slogan:”Make America Great Again.” There is a gigantic assumption in this statement: America isn’t great. Who says she isn’t? Who gets to determine that? I say America is as great as her people! I say we determine that, not someone trying to get elected! If we have problems, we get to solve them. Continue reading “AMERICA IS GREAT…ALREADY AND STILL”