A high powered executive coming from a family of means loses his job and his way before rediscovering himself through a job at Starbucks. Now a book and soon to be a movie with Tom Hanks enjoy this interesting story.

This is an interesting short that ran in the ContraCosta Times (Northern California).
About 9 a.m. a woman reported that her purse was stolen by a man wearing a white button-up shirt and blue jeans. She said the man had followed her out of the mall entrance near Fresh Choice and grabbed her purse from behind.
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Football player or not, we all need to understand how to leverage the principles of success that football offers us all. Parents and coaches need to learn how to stress the life lessons football offers to their children and players.

A clip from film “Playing for Change” by filmmaker Mark Johnson. This remarkable film took 10 years to complete.

Three American men have traveled several thousand miles in an attempt to get away and lose weight. To date the three have lost a combined 427 pounds.

The Martins of Kings Mountain NC were returning home from a shopping trip when they spotted a purse on US ByPass 74. They pulled to the side to retrieve the item, and discovered it had more than $5000 in $100 bills. They had no intention of keeping the money. Here is the story from the Shelby Star:

For weeks, Spencer Elementary students collected all cans. With the help of some local architects, they used the cans to create a tugboat. Later they donated all the canned goods to the Second Harvest Food Bank.

President-elect Barack Obama and his wife took their daughters to work at a food bank on the day before Thanksgiving, saying they wanted to show the girls the meaning of the holiday, especially when so many people are struggling.

For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving — for this year only — to honor the contributions American Indians have made to the United States.

A wonderful story about a family’s love and a community helping them celebrate their final christmas with their terminally ill child.