Category: Story
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Mom builds teen daughter off-grid home for $10K using straw bales
Shalina Luna and Ben Griffith had their kids’ futures in mind. They bought a lot in Ignacio, Colorado, thinking that they would build a house for their children in that land once they turned 18, and Joli Galvan had just turned of age for her new home. The couple made an off-the-grid house using straw…
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Clint Eastwood reveals a story he’s kept quiet about for over 60 years
We all know and love movie star and director Clint Eastwood. With countless movie awards he has, for many years, been the symbol of masculinity for his iconic roles, not to mention his role in politics. His personal life is not something he shouts about but the 86-year-old star has had his fair share of…
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No one was willing to sing the national anthem, so one high schooler took off his helmet and grabbed a guitar.
There are very few things that get the blood flowing quite like a passionate rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. Just ask anyone who watched the performance of Jackson Dean Nicholson, a senior defensive end at Arundel High School, Maryland, a few years ago. We’re not talking about his in-game performance, mind, but rather his pre-game…
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The transformation of Joan Van Ark: From star on ‘Dallas’ and ‘Knots Landing’ to loving mother and wife
Joan Van Ark rose to fame as Valene Ewing on Dallas, but foremost the spinoff series Knots Landing. The actress reprised her role in 2012 for one episode, and today, she’s happily married to her high school sweetheart with whom she’s had one daughter. Van Ark has gotten older, but the 78-year-old is still going…
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Dad & daughter recreate high school grad photo 18 years later – people look closer and spot one detail they can’t let go
Watching your children graduate – be it high school or college – is truly an unforgettable milestone moment as a parent. Anyone who’s experienced it will surely recall the bursting pride, the untapped joy that comes from seeing your not-so-little one close out a chapter in their lives wherein they’ve worked so hard to achieve…