Jett and his parents I was feeling so good after watching the movie, “Peaceful Warrior” with my family…so good that I had to post a note on Facebook about it. Then I saw the news on CNN.com… And I was absolutely stunned. It was totally out of the blue—the 16-year-old son, Jett, of actors John […]

“I’ve lived my life according to experiences, so I think I’m about 18 hundred years old,” said Charlie “Tremendous” Jones in July. “I’ve had 81 fantastic years,” he said, “And I’m tired.” With family members at his side, Charlie succumbed to his inoperable lung tumor and “triumphantly entered the gates of Heaven” at 4pm, October […]

Photo by Lisa Rose “What could be better than to hold your hand out to people who are less fortunate than you are?” Those are Paul Newman’s words. I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now…on Friday Sept 26, 2008, Oscar-winning motion picture actor and philanthropist Paul Newman died of cancer at his home in […]

Often, we don’t fully appreciate a person until they are gone…in this case, meaning deceased. Take for example the death of a famous person who was also a philanthropist. When they die, it’s all over the news…the movies they made…how they were a sex symbol…the awards they received…or the books they wrote… But what strikes […]

When Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born, his mother saw him as no others did—and she loved him with all her heart. It was 1977 in rural Ghana, West Africa. And Emmanuel was born missing his right shinbone, making his foot dangle uselessly from the curled-up stump of his lower leg. He was disabled…a pozo (Ghanaian […]

Imagine a sunny afternoon. Your child is sitting and playing in the garage…having a great time. Or maybe is playing in the shadows at the top of the driveway. Seemingly out of nowhere a motor vehicle, not equipped with a backup camera or sensors, backs over that child. It’s a horrible accident. But this tragic […]

In December 1982 (during the early years of my sister Cindy James’s harassment) Cindy received several threatening letters. One of them was a picture of a blond woman (representing my sister) with her throat slashed, with a caption in capital letters saying, “Merry Christmas.” –such a frightening threat! So in July 2008 when 30-year-old Lebanese […]

Yesterday, on July 25, 2008, 47-year-old Randy Pausch died with pancreatic cancer…he’d only learned he had it in September 2006…and by the time of his passing he had inspired millions of people with his attitude. Remember…he was the US computer science professor who gave the “last lecture” (about achieving your childhood dreams) at Carnegie Mellon […]

No matter whom you believe was involved in the disappearance of Madeleine Mccann, your prayers must go out to that little girl! Here is some of what her parents have to say: “Our daughter Madeleine was abducted on 3rd May 2007 in Praia da Luz, Portugal, 9 days before her 4th birthday. She was taken […]

So many times I’ve heard the phrases, “Never give up” and “Justice needs to be served.” The FBI, now having more than 30,000 employees (affectionately referred to as “G-men”), recently celebrated its 100th anniversary as a national security agency. And looking look back over the years at some of the cold cases in their files, […]