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What’s On Your Bucket List?

8/29/2010 0:19 PM - USA, Palos Heights, IL -

So, what’s on your bucket list? What do you want to do before you kick the proverbial bucket?

Schools Open, Stores Close

8/24/2010 4:19 PM - USA, Palos Heights, IL -

With the prospects that an economic recovery is thin, it is not surprising that retailers are closing their doors.

Little Things Make the Difference

8/24/2010 4:18 PM - USA, Palos Heights, IL -

When was the last time you received a handwritten note in the mail? Think about it. My mailbox is usually filled with lots of catalogs and paid advertisements. Have we lost the gift of personal kindness and compassion?

ORU Students Bike 300 Miles in 3 Days for Kids

8/19/2010 7:35 PM - USA, Tulsa, OK - Nick Wagoner

While many take the day off this Labor Day Weekend, six college students from Oral Roberts University are biking 300 hundred miles in three days for a great cause.

Changing Lives, One Pitch at a Time

8/6/2010 10:20 AM - Rantoul, Kansas - reNuz.net

Tim and Lisa Smith are making a difference in the lives of young people. Read and listen to interviews from their latest endeavor, The Kansas Shocker's baseball team and the USSSA World Series.

Carlo's Copa Room - Restaurant Review

7/31/2010 7:16 PM - USA, Lenexa, KS - Geo Cochran

Carlo's Copa Room used to be a staple at 34th and Broadway in Kansas City. They relocated to Lenexa in 2008 and this was my first visit.

Miracles From a Full and Busy Life

7/26/2010 2:49 PM

I am reminded over and over again that I am blessed, that I witness miracles happening all around me each day.

Manners 101

7/22/2010 1:00 PM

I organize a weekly book club with the residents from Restoration Ministries and recently I was asked by one of the ministry leaders to teach an etiquette course.

Rip Van Winkle Visits the Bloodmobile

7/20/2010 8:09 PM - USA, Lenexa, KS - Geo Cochran

Author Geo Cochran looks at what's changed over the last 20 years in his experiences giving blood. It's not as simple as it used to be.

A Retreat From a Busy and Full Life

7/8/2010 2:26 PM

Mary Lynn Colosimo, after many years of practicing yoga, recently began teaching it. Her thoughts about teaching lead her to contemplate what is most important in life. In this article, she summarizes her thoughts in the form of an inspirational letter.

Reticence Online

6/16/2010 1:59 PM - USA, New York, NY - Kyle McCracken

What are the dangers of living in an increasingly connected world?

One Pitch at a Time - Audio Interview Tim Smith Part 2

8/6/2010 10:59 AM - Rantoul, Kansas - reNuz.net

Tim Smith discusses the Kansas Shockers

One Pitch at a Time - Audio Interview Tim Smith

8/6/2010 10:58 AM - Rantoul, Kansas - reNuz.net

Tim Smith discusses the Kansas Shockers

One Pitch at a Time - Audio Interview Tristan Davis

8/6/2010 10:55 AM - Rantoul, Kansas - reNuz.net

Tristan Davis answers questions about the Kansas Shockers

One Pitch at a Time - Audio Interview Trey Taylor

8/6/2010 10:54 AM - Rantoul, Kansas - reNuz.net

Trey Taylor answers questions about the Kansas Shockers

One Pitch at a Time - Audio Interview Diahn Taylor Part 2

8/6/2010 10:52 AM - Rantoul, Kansas - reNuz.net

Diahn Taylor talks about the Kansas Shockers

One Pitch at a Time - Audio Interview Diahn Taylor

8/6/2010 10:47 AM - Rantoul, Kansas - reNuz.net

Diahn Taylor talks about the Kansas Shockers

Making a Difference With the Oil Spill

7/22/2010 1:14 PM

The earth is a living being that is hurting. Please support those who are trying very hard to remove some of the pain that the oil spill has caused on the earth.

Don't Skip The Tip

7/15/2010 2:27 PM - United States, Muncie , Indiana - Ball State University

Here is what you don't know about the people who handle your food.

Run For Your Life by George Cochran

6/17/2010 09:50 AM - USA, Lenexa, KS - Geo Cochran

With all of the technology, gizmos and super celebrity knock-out-the-fat schemes, something as simple as running just may be the cure.