Archive for the 'Smells From Afar...' Category

Pennsylvania: Small Boy Saves Mom

This child is adorable and amazingly composed. Click here to listen in on his 9-1-1 call to save his mother.

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Afghanistan: A skateboard park? Really?

I had no idea. No clue. Apparently my picture of what Afghanistan is like is waaaaay off.

How about a skateboard park? And one that brings rich kids and poor kids together.

Check it out right here.

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Minnesota: Cancer & the kindness of strangers

This story put a tear in my eye and hope in my heart. The world is full of goodness.

Click here to read this story about a young man dying of cancer and how total strangers from Iraq to Florida did the impossible.

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Connecticut: Holy Cow!

Away in a manger, no ordinary cow!

Click here for some devine bovine.

The cow photo was taken by Aaron Flaum of the Norwich Bulletin.

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Charlotte: Speechless Jonah

This is actually a follow-up to an earlier story you may have seen right here in this column. It started at a high school football game… and now little Jonah’s dream will take him all the way to Carolina Panthers Stadium.

Click here for some relief.

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San Diego: Wrong Number, Right Angel

A woman dials a wrong number and leaves a message. Lucky for her she accidentally called an angel.

Click here for this wonderful and heartwarming story.

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Colorado: An Escape from a Sick World

Click here for a sweet story of overcoming and survival.

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Australia: Puppies to Their Own Rescue!

Puppies save themselves from jerks!

Click here for a warm fuzzy. Literally.

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North Carolina: Face Jug Time

This is a great thing to do if you’re in the North Carolina-Virginia Blue Ridge area. I have three of these Face Jugs. The blue one pictured on the homepage with the headline to this article is on my mantle. It’s signed by Lula Owens-Bollick. I did a story with her and her husband back in 2005. They’re wonderful people and fantastic potters.

Click here for the details of how, when and where you can get your own traditional face jug.

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Minnesota: Autism on the Run

This is a wonderful story. And the man who tells is it one of my favorites storytellers of all time. Listen to the way he uses his voice, his words, the phrases… it’s beautifully told.

Click here to read and watch this story about a high school junior running away with Autism.

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