Many parents of special-needs children await the opening of Morgan's Wonderland, the first large-scale amusement park designed specifically for people with special needs.

But as workers get ready for a Wednesday opening, another group is talking to park leaders about tapping into the park's potential: disabled veterans.

Park founder Gordon Hartman met Tuesday with a group of VA and disabled veterans officials

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A boy from the heart of Texas with a fifth-place show goat and a tragic story inspired one of the most emotional and lucrative outcomes ever witnessed at a San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo auction, participants said.

Dustin Mangus, 10, of Mills County was injured in a December wreck that killed his father, who helped care for the goat.

As word

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A young model named Kate Somers, normally used to high heels and glamour, left all that behind when she went to Africa for a month to build a school in Enelerai (a village in Kenya).  She also spear-headed a fund-raising campaign for Free The Children by bake sales, auctions, and "grilled cheese sales." Her total profit was $9,000. Which was plenty

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What an inspiration! I saw this video on YouTube and found the story on Sports Feel Good Stories.com I only wish I could have been at this game.


Jackson Christian School took on Harding Academy in Tennessee high school football last friday night. Aric Sims, a senior on the Jackson Christian team, has cerebral palsy. Despite...
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This story was on 20/20 in February of this year. Diane Sawyer put faces to a very real problem. Each story left you wanting to help and all had a common thread of a poverty situation that most of us will never know.
The article has a great list of how to help and who to contact.

Dr. Edwin Smith,...
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All I have read or heard lately in regard to the Ft. Hood shooting has been about the shooter instead of those who were injured or killed.  U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Pearson,22 was one of the 13 who lost their lives that day.  He was from the Chicago area, as well as, 2 others.  Pearson was described by his loved ones as a

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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Miller Brewing Company established Adelante! in 1993, to address the needs of the growing Hispanic population, with college scholarships.   Since then they have awarded more than one million dollars in scholarships.  They are trying to significantly increase the rate of college graduates within the Hispanic population.  Their Mission is "to inspire the best and

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It wasn't until recently that I became aware that there is a floating dump ground of primarily plastics not far off of the coast of Hawaii. This dumping ground is twice the size of the state of Texas!! Algalita Marine Research Foundation founded by Charles Moore has dedicated their efforts to studying the the ocean and were credited...
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I had heard this story on the Kidd Kraddick morning show and so I searched and found it on the Daily Good website for ESPN. I'm not sure how anyone can listen to or read this story and keep a dry eye.

They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.

It was...
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Sept. 21) - A North Carolina student facing a deadline to make a $5,100 tuition payment or leave school received the full amount in less than a day -- thanks to an online campaign led by a campus minister.

Late Fundraiser Keeps Student in School