Man buys 193 homes to prevent them from foreclosure
Tom Roeser is on a mission to save Carpentersville, Ill. He is the 60 year old CEO of the town’s largest employer, Otto Engineering which makes communications gear. Carpentersville was hit hard by the recession and showed signs of becoming a crime ridden wreck. Once houses started going under, crimeContinue Reading
Man with brain cancer gets first place in marathon
Not only did Iram Leon win the 2013 Gusher marathon, but he did it while pushing his 6 year old daughter, Kiana! Iram is 32 years old and the doctors have said that he will live to be 40 if he’s lucky. Iram is not letting brain cancer slow himContinue Reading
Kid President meets Obama
Robby Novak, 9, aka “Kid President” grew famous by his YouTube videos where he pretends he is The President. He dresses in a suit, sits behind an official looking desk with the American flag, and gives advice to adults. All of that hard work paid off when the “Kid President”Continue Reading
7 year old with cancer runs 69 yards for a Nebraska touchdown
Jack Hoffman, a 7 year old with cancer, was able to run with the big boys on Saturday. Nebraska’s football team was having their spring game and they asked the little man to suit up with them! They arranged a play where he was handed the ball and was givenContinue Reading
Lost underwater camera discovered 5 years later 5,200 miles away
When Lindsay Crumbley Scallan lost her camera on a scuba diving trip in Hawaii, she never thought she would see it again. All of her irreplaceable photos from her trip were gone for good…or so she thought! 5 years later, her camera was discovered in Taiwan, 5,200 miles away! AContinue Reading
Dad hacks Donkey Kong to put his daughter in the video game
What do you do when your daughter asks if she can save Mario in a video game? Put her in the game of course! Mike Mika spent hours into the night hacking the video game to insert his daughter, Pauline, as the main character while making Mario the character needingContinue Reading
Man and dog save two lives
A Hero is defined as a person who has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act. On this day, a dog and its owner are praised as true heroes. Two girls were tobogganing in a riverside park when they found themselves on a sheet of ice extending from the riverbank. Continue Reading
Fall in love for life – a book from a couple’s 73 year marriage
Barbara “Cutie” Cooper, 94, has written a beautiful book about her 73 year marriage to her late husband Harry. In her new book, she details steps that made her marriage a success and give advice to others both young and old. One of her tips – never be too tiredContinue Reading
History on Opening Day
Washington Nationals baseball phenom Bryce Harper hit two home runs in his first two at-bats on opening day. Harper is the youngest player in Major League Baseball History to go yard twice on opening day. Harper was the National League Rookie Of the Year in 2012, and doesn’t look likeContinue Reading
21 year old saves new born baby’s life with CPR
Ryan Cornelissen, 21, was driving down the road when he was flagged down by a frantic man. When Ryan stopped, he saw that the man’s wife was in the front seat giving birth to their child. They were on the way to the hospital, but did not make it inContinue Reading