As a teacher, she hopes to positively influence kids
“I want to be a teacher. I’ve always enjoyed kids, and I want to make a difference in the world. When they’re young, I think it’s the best time to be able to have a big...
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‘We’re not married, but we’re close to being married’
“We’re not married, but we’re close to being married. We met on Match.com about three years ago. So, yeah, it really can work. Of course, it didn’t work for about five years before that.” Will you...
Construction worker struggling after injury
“I was working construction, and we were moving this 49-foot-long, 26-inch-diameter pipe into place. It slid over like butter on a hot pan and, boom, it hit my knee and rolled onto my leg. I tried...
Family of nine kids ‘had everything we needed’
“There were nine kids total, seven girls and two boys. The three of us have always been real close. Growing up we never fought. We never got spanked. We were pretty good kids. Overall, we’ve really...
This turkey has some pretty good dance moves
“I didn’t want to do it, but I was forced into it because he wouldn’t do it. It’s not that bad, I guess.” What’s the best part about being a turkey? “Dancing without people knowing who...
Mom shares power of music with her son
“Music has meant so much to me that I wanted to share it with my son. I wanted it to be a special bond between us. He’s been listening to Nirvana, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Johnny Cash,...
Good Felines focuses on helping community cats
“It started when I trapped a feral mama cat and she had four kittens. My husband and I worked together to socialize them, and then we wanted to find them homes.” How do you socialize a...
Young singer sets her sights pretty high
“Last year I had my song, ‘Tennessee,’ go No. 1 on Best Country Radio. I also won CMA of Texas Female Rising Star of the Year. “When they called to tell me I was nominated I...
Victim of bullying believes in ‘being yourself’
“I was homeschooled but I joined a youth group when I was about 12, and kids were not very nice to me. “I’ve always been a little different, and people have noticed that. So I understand...
Vietnam veterans help their ‘brothers and sisters’
“We’re just veterans helping veterans. Through the years, we’ve seen what many of them are going through. We feel like we have to help our brothers and sisters because they get very little assistance from our...
