by Heather Laskin | Sep 14, 2016 | Inspiration
Bus driver Renita Smith had just made her third stop on her afternoon route when her bus’ dashboard started beeping. Then the bus started smoking. Concerned, Renita pulled over and was about to call for a backup vehicle when she looking in her rear-view mirror...
by Heather Laskin | Sep 6, 2016 | Inspiration
A young Texas boy named Royce Thompson inadvertently taught a lesson on respect that people like San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick can use. In a post on Facebook, Royce’s mother, Heather Nelson, explained what her patriotic son did when she dropped him...
by Heather Laskin | Sep 2, 2016 | Awesome, Inspiration
While pundits across the country debated the validity of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem, a Lapeer football team took a stand of its own; literally. Prior to the Lapeer Lightning’s freshman football game on...
by Heather Laskin | Sep 2, 2016 | Inspiration
After a student’s recent suicide left Mason High School in Ohio reeling, five teen girls left encouraging notes on thousands of lockers as a way to start healing. The campaign was initiated by MHS sophomore Anna Aronson, who said she and her friends —...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 11, 2016 | Inspiration
Attendance is a huge problem in many schools, especially those in inner cities or where the poverty rate is high. In fact, more than 4,000 students drop out of school every day. When kids drop out they have a 40% higher rate of being unemployed, a 70% higher rate of...