He Had a Dream
Parking meters in at least one major U.S. city were free today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day., a holiday observed in all 50 of the United States since 2000. Because of today’s holiday, government offices were closed. Public libraries, which contain shelves of books devoted to King and the movement he helped lead, were closed, [...]
A Call Within a Call
Her first name – Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu — is little known. However, her second — Mother Teresa of Calcutta — is perhaps the most admired name in recent history. Although she died on Sept. 5, 1997, Mother Teresa is still associated by many with the highest ideals of service and compassion for the poorest of the poor. [...]
Our adoption story — From four to six
Before the beginning of Everyday Epics, when my family of four was living in Spain, we heard a story we couldn’t forget. And we became a family of six. The story we couldn’t forget is about children without parents, communicable disease and abject poverty, about people who have lost everything except their will to live. We [...]
Blown to Broomfield
Note: The names of the people profiled in this story have been changed. Mercy Johnson survived Hurricane Katrina and the 10 feet of water flooding the streets of New Orleans’ Eighth Ward by staying on the roof of her one-bedroom home for two days. Mercy, 27 at the time, recalls what it was like before [...]
Helping Kids in Need
On Jan. 23, a fire at the Highlander Apartment Complex in Broomfield, Colo., left 18 residents homeless. Among those who immediately mobilized to help the victims was Carina Martin, Executive Director of the Broomfield non-profit A Precious Child. “We helped get them much needed clothing…as well as connect them with furniture donations,” she remembers. What’s [...]
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