Twelve members of Thailand’s Wild Boars youth soccer team and their assistant coach were trapped deep in a cave for two weeks when monsoon rains began and water in the cave rose. But today, the last four boys and their… Read More ›
International
From Australia, a heartwarming story
When the dying patient, en route to palliative care for the last time, expressed a wish to “just be at the beach,” Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedic Graeme Cooper took action. He and partner Danielle Kellan drove the patient to… Read More ›
Bet you can’t help smiling
This video is five years old but it was new to me. And it certainly brightened my day. I hope it will brighten yours, too. The back story on this … a guy named Matt Harding started a video project titled… Read More ›
Dear Gary Johnson: This is Aleppo
And this: And this: And so much more. Assad. Barrel bombs. Chlorine gas. Is it coming back to you now?
We need another JFK
I’m watching a rerun of CNN’s series “The Sixties,” specifically season one, episode 2, “The World on the Brink.” It’s about the Cuban missile crisis. I watched again as Russian ships carrying nuclear missiles sailed boldly and openly toward Cuba while… Read More ›
Lessons of Brexit
… and their buyer’s remorse started the very next day as a Leave supporter started a petition for a do-over. Almost 4 million signatures have been gathered. The obvious lesson is that votes should be informed and carefully considered before they are cast. …… Read More ›
