Wow, this is powerful. This video was posted by Save the Children UK. It depicts an entire year in the life of a little girl in increments of one second per day. This girl however lives in a country at war.
If you watch the movie trailer for "Lone Survivor", you may think "Wow, looks like a pretty good war film." I'm sure it is, but I know it is so much more than that. The last time I went to Memphis to visit St. Jude we all had an opportunity to meet the man who is the "Lone Survivor" in the title of the movie, Marcus Luttrell.
Every morning at 8:10, 'The Sean and Richie Show" does a feature called "The Good News." Let's face it, the world is full of bad news and catastrophes and the media is falling all over itself to bring it to you. Really, just watching the news every night could lead you to depression. So, as I like to say on the show everyday, that is why we bring you now... "The Good News."
i saw very touching story in the Times Union this morning . A very concerned and dedicated (retired) Capital Region teacher is putting out a call for children's books to be sent to our troops in Afghanistan. I wanted to see if I could spread the word here.
Every once in awhile you see them. Camouflaged trucks and jeeps driving down the road. I'm honestly not even sure where they are coming from or where they're going. Never even thought about it much until today - Memorial Day
A war broke out in more than 130 cities around the world. It happened this past Saturday, April 2. The weapons weren't guns or bombs, and there no deaths or injuries.
I never served in the military. I was in a lottery when I turned 18, and my number was 362 out of a possible 365. True story. Amazing to think that the "luck of the draw" was the difference between suiting up and staying in college. "But I always praise those who have served, and shake my head at how they and their families are treated. Here's a great example...
Time to tackle the tough issues. Yes, the President has mentioned more than once that the leader of Egypt must step down. He’s tried everything. He’s tried diplomacy. He’s been told to get more agressive in his demands. But as of this writing, nothing’s working.
Today on the show we played a montage of celebrities who had passed in the year 2010. A listener then pointed out on her Facebook that she was angry that we would do this, when the men and women of our armed forces die and their names don't get read on the air.