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DeeDee Murry loves her longhaired dachshund, Hallie.  She found Hallie at an animal rescue in 2001.  You can say it was love at first sight.  DeeDee took her home and never looked back. DeeDee Murry, a Seattle native, is a professional painter who creates beautiful realistic animal portraits.  Hallie always watchesContinue Reading

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Good News found on CNN.com: (CNN) — My grandchildren and I made history this summer. It was our personal history; our family history. We made memories we’ll be able to relive and pass on to others. The adventures began when I asked each of my three oldest grandchildren to pick aContinue Reading

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GARY GADDIST is an unassuming and hardworking city Parks Department worker who picks up trash in lower Manhattan five days a week. But to Danielle Hatherley Carroll, Gaddist is lord of the ring. On her behalf, Gaddist went on a quest to find the wedding ring she had lost inContinue Reading

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Stephon Tull was looking through dusty old boxes in his father’s attic in Chattanooga a few months ago when he stumbled onto something startling: an audio reel labeled, “Dr. King interview, Dec. 21, 1960.” He wasn’t sure what he had until he borrowed a friend’s reel-to-reel playerContinue Reading

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  With graduation on the horizon, David Boone knows better things are coming his way. In the fall, the 18-year-old will head to Massachusetts to attend Harvard University. But for Boone, life hasn’t always been easy. The Ohio native had a rough upbringing in Cleveland, but he didn’t let hisContinue Reading