Strangers Lending A Hand
4mo ago

Strangers Lending A Hand

What happened when a devastating Nebraska wildfire burned a thousand square miles of ranch land?

Help came from everywhere—farmers,…

The Good Of The People Must Be The Highest Law
4mo ago

The Good Of The People Must Be The Highest Law

Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman Statesman and philosopher who lived before the birth of Christ, believed that the good of the people was the…

Knowledge
4mo ago

Music Video "We Had Hoped"

Brother David Steindl-Rast's retelling of this story was my inspiration.

After the crucifixion Jesus came upon two of his disciples…

Starting The Day With Joy
4mo ago

Starting The Day With Joy

This teacher would brighten anyone's day. How lucky these kids are to have her…

Judgment Day awaits you!
4mo ago

Judgment Day awaits you!

Ever think about what'll happen when you arrive at the pearly gates? Here's one man's experience…

Flying high once again
4mo ago

Flying high once again

This young owl was rescued from a cement mixer. He was found covered in cement and taken to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. There,…

Franciscan Sisters Inspect Building Progress
4mo ago

Franciscan Sisters Inspect Building Progress

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Superior General, Mother Gertrude, left, visits Mother Superior. The Valley's first Catholic retreat house for…

Fewer "forever chemicals" in clothing
4mo ago

Fewer "forever chemicals" in clothing

Clothing companies in the US have been using PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in many of their products, some dating back to the 1980s. While PFAS-…

For The Greater Good May Bernie Succeed On This
4mo ago

Wish: For The Greater Good May Bernie Succeed On This

Bernie Sanders has introduced a significant proposal aimed at reshaping the AI industry in the United States. This plan involves a one-time 50%…

Experiencing The Joy of Generational Friendships
4mo ago

Experiencing The Joy of Generational Friendships

In a news cycle that thrives on conflict and division, it's refreshing to see stories that remind us how much we still have to learn from one…

Amusement
4mo ago

Cat Steals The Spotlight

Was Shakespeare ever this funny? I thinketh not…

Generosity Is Truly Your Best Friend
4mo ago

Generosity Is Truly Your Best Friend

When people struggle to make ends meet, giving to others becomes a challenge. Shopping for the perfect birthday gift, perusing the boss’s daughter…

Small Montana Town Fights For One Of Its Own
4mo ago

Small Montana Town Fights For One Of Its Own

For some, it's easy to cheer immigration arrests when they're happening somewhere else, to people we've never met. But things look different when…

The Sounds of Nature In The Quiet Wilderness
4mo ago

The Sounds of Nature In The Quiet Wilderness

All of Nature's creations have their own language and unique sounds. In this clip, the sounds and photography are amazing…

College Degrees Aren't What They Used To Be
4mo ago

College Degrees Aren't What They Used To Be

Teens have become disillusioned by the shrinking job market. Some are opting not to go to college. They're deciding on promising alternatives. And…

Inner Seasons
4mo ago

Inner Seasons

Stimulating thoughts about the natural phases, cycles and seasons have been occupying my mental real estate of late. There are phases in a…

Knowledge
4mo ago

New Music Video "Father"

Sitting in church one Sunday morning listening to Pastor Harold talk about our earthly father and our Heavenly Father connected me with some…

Vintage black evening cocktail blouse
4mo ago

Free: Vintage black evening cocktail blouse

1960s Jane Taylor scoop neck black blouse. Made in California. Vintage Size 13 will fit today's size 8. Despite its age, it's comfortable,…

Red leather jacket
4mo ago

Free: Red leather jacket

Beautifully made, fully lined, 100% leather jacket, size medium. Like new. Free.

News Flash
4mo ago

Gutting The Past Won't Make America Great Again

It was expensive to rewrite America's history by whitewashing the truth across our national parks, museums, and landmarks. But it happened under…

Coincidence or Miracle?
4mo ago

Coincidence or Miracle?

Fiona Cantorna didn't think twice about diving into icy Lake Michigan to save a woman's life. Although police were on the scene, there was no…

Who's Forever Blowing Bubbles?
4mo ago

Who's Forever Blowing Bubbles?

Bruce Fossler, right, a 12-year-old champion bubble blower, shows Bobby Papenguth, 10, left, how an expert blows prize-winning bubbles, during a…

Creating A Dream And Making People Happy
4mo ago

Creating A Dream And Making People Happy

With the deck stacked against him, 18-year-old Dylan Larson bet on himself and won, and so did his hometown…

Knowledge
4mo ago

Crimes against humanity!

How much inhumanity does it take before we access our humanity?…

A Heartbreaking Story With A Happy Ending
4mo ago

A Heartbreaking Story With A Happy Ending

Some people get it wrong. Some people make it right. Read the story…

Liberator in Action: Erin Brockovich
5mo ago

Liberator in Action: Erin Brockovich

In the early 1990s, residents of Hinkley, California, were living with a mystery that was destroying lives. Families reported cancers, tumors,…

But How Old Are You Really?
5mo ago

But How Old Are You Really?

I learned something about kids when I stood in a classroom of ten-year-olds as a guest speaker. During the question/answer period, the first kid…

To all solicitors: Before you knock...
5mo ago

To all solicitors: Before you knock...

Anyone else annoyed by the frequent visitors who try to sell you something? The posted sign caught my eye. It seems like a fun solution to…

Papa On An Important Mission
5mo ago

Papa On An Important Mission

The woman who shot the video in this article was extremely fortunate to capture an Eurasian coot couple building their nest. Dad was bringing…

Knowledge
5mo ago

Music Video "Just Gone"

I was thinking about mine and others loss of loved ones to death when I wrote this song. Reminding myself how life is precious, fragile,…

Knowledge
5mo ago

What is a real man?

In this short video, James Talarico explains what a real man is and what he isn't. Take a listen…

Graduation Ceremony Valedictorian Is Silenced
5mo ago

Graduation Ceremony Valedictorian Is Silenced

At a high school graduation in North Carolina, valedictorian Leen Hijaz stepped to the microphone and spoke her conscience.

After…

Changing The World Teaching Kindness And Service
5mo ago

Changing The World Teaching Kindness And Service

These days, it can feel like kindness is becoming harder to find in the people we're often told to look up to. Name-calling, insults, and public…

Celebrate the Donut
5mo ago

Celebrate the Donut

I've been watching the calendar for this one—National Donut Day. I don't know which one to choose, but I love making these tasty decisions…

Notable Quotable: James Agee On Human Potentiality
5mo ago

Notable Quotable: James Agee On Human Potentiality

"In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again:…

Knock, Knock—Who's There?
5mo ago

Knock, Knock—Who's There?

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Uninvited guest. Uninvited guest who? Uninvited guest who might have good reason to face the wrath of singer Frank…

How To Win Someone's Heart
5mo ago

How To Win Someone's Heart

We could all take a lesson from this Golden Retriever. Be sure to watch all 3 minutes. The closing is the best…

Forgiveness Unpacked
5mo ago

Forgiveness Unpacked

Forgiveness got unpacked on a country road. The dance is over. Here's what happened when I visited my family.

In reflection, it is no…

This is your brain on gratitude
5mo ago

This is your brain on gratitude

When I began my career in the fitness industry, strength training, cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition were in the spotlight. Years later,…

Amusement
5mo ago

I Like To Prance

When I saw Fenix, I thought his prancing was so cute. He's a special dog, and I had to share his amazing story—in his own words 😊 Watch him bounce…

Knowledge
5mo ago

What does Trump's Cabinet think of him?

Did you ever wondered what the closest people around Trump have said about him?

Take a listen…

Teen Workers Save Cafe
5mo ago

Teen Workers Save Cafe

When Carol Trainor collapsed at the café she and her husband, Chad, owned, no one knew what would happen next. With Carol in the hospital and Chad…

Evolution of Women's Fashions
5mo ago

Evolution of Women's Fashions

This is a fun walk through the last 100 years of women's fashions

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Knowledge
5mo ago

Music Video: STAINED

The power of words can lift others up or wound them. Whether it is a thoughtless reaction or an intentional verbal attack the result can be…

All men are born good.
5mo ago

All men are born good.

Good morning. Today, I'm sharing an opinion I read in an old book. This piece is written by a retired judge. His name is Henry H. Curran and the…

Liberator in Action: Santiago Campos Calls Out CBS
5mo ago

Liberator in Action: Santiago Campos Calls Out CBS

Santiago Campos' name may go down in journalism history for his surprising lesson in what it means to speak truth to power.

Eighteen-year-…

Mother Saves 2 Tots From Flaming Home
5mo ago

Mother Saves 2 Tots From Flaming Home

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A heroic mother rescued her daughter and a neighbor's little boy from her burning Pacoima home Tuesday and was…

The freeway off-ramp, my unexpected teacher
5mo ago

The freeway off-ramp, my unexpected teacher

Life lessons and reminders about what’s truly important often come from unexpected sources. This was my experience recently while driving home…

Gummos And Other Dirty, Secret Codes
5mo ago

Gummos And Other Dirty, Secret Codes

I was in the produce department at the market the other day, and couldn’t help but notice 2 women who were having a rather animated conversation…

Put on your listening ears
5mo ago

Put on your listening ears

Teachers deserve so much more goodness than they receive.

This short but sweet lesson, delivered by a very patient teacher, not only…

Finding a baby deserted in the subway
5mo ago

Finding a baby deserted in the subway

There are moments in life when the practical thing says “no,” but the heart says something else entirely. This story is about two men who never…

Fathers and Sons
5mo ago

Fathers and Sons

As boys grow into men, something often changes between fathers and sons. The love is still there, but affection can become harder to show…

Stuck In A Group Mind Or Blessed With A God Mind?
5mo ago

Stuck In A Group Mind Or Blessed With A God Mind?

A man was walking down the street scrolling through his newsfeed. When he tripped, he lost his balance and fell into a freshly painted picket…

The 9 riskiest foods to eat right now
5mo ago

The 9 riskiest foods to eat right now

As a fitness trainer, when I think of “risky foods,” chips, crackers, cookies, and pastries come to mind. However, some foods, typically regarded…

Liberator In Action: Ellisa Alvarez
5mo ago

Liberator In Action: Ellisa Alvarez

During the October 2025 government shutdown, families dependent of food assistance in Long Beach, CA, began to panic. Ellisa Alvarez decided to do…

From Hospital Janitor to Doctor
5mo ago

From Hospital Janitor to Doctor

For ten years, Shay Taylor cleaned rooms and offices at Yale New Haven Hospital, walking the same halls she’ll soon walk as a doctor.

Her…

Notable Quotable: Romain Rolland On Gluttony
5mo ago

Notable Quotable: Romain Rolland On Gluttony

Romain Rolland won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915. He was a French author and anti-war activist who was known during his time as the…

Valley markets report stocks are disappearing
5mo ago

Valley markets report stocks are disappearing

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Slim pickings - Housewives rummage through partially barren meat counters at Alexander's Market, Encino, today in hopes…

How To Cultivate A Lasting State Of Grace
5mo ago

How To Cultivate A Lasting State Of Grace

When the daily tasks of life consume us, we miss the call to something beautiful, eventful, and nurturing— grace .

Grace is always calling…

Serving An Underserved Community The Right Way
5mo ago

Serving An Underserved Community The Right Way

What Christopher Bradshaw and the team at Dreaming Out Loud built in Washington DC really got to me. In a neighborhood where people have gone…

Liberator in Action: Grant Mullen
5mo ago

Liberator in Action: Grant Mullen

When we think of liberators, we don’t usually imagine a boy with a birthday cake and a guest list. But maybe that’s because we’ve misunderstood…

Repost
5mo ago

Happy Harvesters Backyard Harvest Event (repost)

5/16/26

Having fun while doing good. Join us!

Happy Harvesters Backyard Harvest Event

Happy Harvesters Backyard Harvest Event

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 8:30am

Location

5405 Harvey Way
Long Beach, CA 90808
United States
33° 50' 10.8492" N, 118° 7' 37.6896" W
California US
Knowledge
5mo ago

Pure Evil!

As a daughter who suffered through two parents dying and benefiting from Hospice care, I understand how important palliative care is for people in…

Hantavirus and the penile implant surgeon
5mo ago

Hantavirus and the penile implant surgeon

The hantavirus outbreak, which began on a Dutch cruise ship and was first reported to the World Health Organization on May 2, has left 3 people…

Happy Harvesters Backyard Harvest Event

Happy Harvesters Backyard Harvest Event

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 8:30am

Location

5405 Harvey Way
Long Beach, CA 90808
United States
33° 50' 10.8492" N, 118° 7' 37.6896" W
California US
Happy Harvesters Backyard Harvest Event
5mo ago

Happy Harvesters Backyard Harvest Event

Youtropolis invites you to participate in a backyard harvest. Youtropolis is partnering with Happy Harvesters to pick a neighborhood orange tree…

Amusement
5mo ago

Music To Their Ears

French musician Plumes serenades the animal kingdom. He said that recues are his favorites. Here he's singing to rescued bunnies…

Understanding The Signals In This Dystopian Photo
5mo ago

Understanding The Signals In This Dystopian Photo

The US-China delegation might as well have crawled up into a treehouse outfitted with a "NO GIRLS ALLOWED" warning sign nailed to its door. But,…

The Quiet Road of Returning Sheep
5mo ago

The Quiet Road of Returning Sheep

Watching this well-crafted short video feels like stepping into a slower world where there's no hustle and bustle. Take a few moments of quiet…

Liberators In Action: Saving An Unconscious Driver
5mo ago

Liberators In Action: Saving An Unconscious Driver

If you were to see a car drifting across lanes into oncoming traffic, what would you do? When this happened in Boynton Beach, Florida, other…

An ICE detention center on contaminated grounds
5mo ago

An ICE detention center on contaminated grounds

Everything about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) has stirred controversy since beginning its aggressive arrest and…

Weighs Truck Axle
5mo ago

Weighs Truck Axle

Photograph caption:

Viljo Jacobson Arleta, center, weighs the first truck to pass the new Castaic Commercial Inspection Station for…

Wishing For The End Of ICE's Reign Of Terror
5mo ago

Wish: Wishing For The End Of ICE's Reign Of Terror

As I read this story, the words blurred due to fighting back tears. I had read other accounts of the brutish, inexcusable treatment of people held…

Knowledge
6mo ago

Why do you hate him?

This man was asked why he hated Trump. Here is his answer…

Whatever makes you weird is probably ...
6mo ago

Whatever makes you weird is probably ...

Have you taken a look at celebrities lately? They are all looking the same. Observe their mouths, their eyes, their noses. It's like they all…

Notable Quotable: Chris Hedges On Our Suicide Pact
6mo ago

Notable Quotable: Chris Hedges On Our Suicide Pact

Election season is front and center once more. For Americans left to right, it's another chance to use the little power we have to reclaim some of…

Amusement
6mo ago

Skiing With Dad

Louie's getting bundled up to go skiing in the Italian Dolomites…

Unpacking Forgiveness
6mo ago

Unpacking Forgiveness

Millions of people are faced with a choice to forgive someone, a situation an event...or not. I can imagine this community has some readers that…

News Flash
6mo ago

Tennessee Tosses Last Black Democratic District

Tennessee has the 10th largest black population in the nation. And, yet, since the Supreme Court chucked a major portion of the Voting Rights Act…

The Latest Corporate Trick—Surveillance Pricing
6mo ago

The Latest Corporate Trick—Surveillance Pricing

Most people assume the price they see online is the same price everyone else sees. But that’s not true anymore. Companies are increasingly using…

Tribal Wave Poll
6mo ago

Urgent Poll Request

Question: Should I let a pair of cheerful finches continue to build their nest inside of my front porch light?

Tap water linked to a gruesome death?
6mo ago

Tap water linked to a gruesome death?

A man recently died in a manner none of us would want, like something out of a horror movie.

The 78-year-old, who had nasal polyps and…

Knowledge
6mo ago

The Chinese Farmer: A Zen Story

When things happen to us, it's easy to judge it good or bad. The truth is that we don't really know. We have no way of knowing the outcome of the…

The Day To Day Struggle
6mo ago

The Day To Day Struggle

Young and old alike are struggling to make ends meet, achieve the American dream, or keep their heads above water. Their stories aren't regional…

Amusement
6mo ago

Fun On The Swing

This dad and his "baby" are having an easy going day at the park…

Old codger, Andy Huggins, has a story to tell...
6mo ago

Old codger, Andy Huggins, has a story to tell...

The weekend's behind us, and hump day's not quite here, so I figured everyone could use a laugh with this old geezer's comedy routine…

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