Good Samaritan

The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget

Kent Nerburn | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Hospice, The Cab Ride, Cab Ride, Acts of Kindness, Facing Death, Kent Nerburn, Inspirational Story, Good Samaritan, Storytelling, Fifty News

My cab was a rolling confessional. Passengers would climb in, sit behind me in total anonymity and tell me about their lives.

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Teen Girl Saves 25 Horses From Fire!

Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Video, Cory Booker, Teen Girl Saves Horses, Cory Booker Fire Rescue, Mchenry County Illinois, Girl Saves 25 Horses, Amazing Teens, Stable Fire, Madison Wallraf, Good Samaritan, Teen News

Fifteen-year-old Madison Wallraf was driving to the stables with her family to go riding when she saw the smoke rising. Fearing for the life of her ho...

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Hit-And-Run Victim Arrested After Attacking Those Trying To Help Him

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Evan Oberfelder, Video, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Hit and Run, North Bayshore Drive, Miami News, Hit-and-Run Victim, Evan Eisler Oberfelder, Evan Oberfelder in Miami, Weird Florida, Miami Crime, Good Samaritan, Miami News

A hit-and-run victim was arrested Saturday after he attacked a good Samaritan and responding officers, according to Miami Police spokesperson Kenia Re...

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Texas Man Finds Bag With Thousands Of Dollars, Returns It

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Man Returns Lost Money, Lost Money, Stolen Money, Money, Good Samaritan, Good Samaritans, Video, Good News News

It's an age-old dilema: If one finds a large sum of money, does one keep it or turn it in? While some may not know how they'd react, the answer wa...

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WATCH: Drowning Homeless Man Rescued By Good Samaritan

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Rescue, Homeless Man Drowning Rescue, Good Samaritan, Drowning, Oregon, Drowning Rescue, Video, Good News News

A homeless man almost drowned Sunday while attempting to swim to a public dock on Oregon's Willamette River. Fortunately, the quick response of a good...

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Hero Who Risked Life To Save Drunk Filmmaker From Train Dies From Injuries

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Man Hit by Train, Tragedy, Ny News, NY Crime, Jonathan Parisen, Steven Santiago, Staten Island, Good Samaritan, New York News

The Staten Island man who was struck by a train after pulling a drunken filmmaker out of the tracks in January has died from the critical injuries he ...

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Seattle Girl Sends Christmas Wish Attached To Balloon, Calif. Family Responds

AP | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Video, Helen Cardenas, Christmas Giving, Girls Balloon Wish, California Balloon Wish, Frank Sanderson, Good Samaritan, Rosa Cardenas, Christmas Stories, Impact News

AUBURN, Wash. -- A 5-year-old girl from suburban Seattle sent a letter to Santa attached to two pink balloons, and it ended up in the hands of a North...

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

Mike Lux | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Christmas, 99%, Tea Party, 99ers, The One Percent, Wall Street, Jesus, Good Samaritan, Occupy Wall Street, Politics News

We need to stop proclaiming what a great and holy country we are, and become a great country again -- great because we treat each other as brothers and sisters.

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Changing Lives For The Price Of Botox

Deborah Swiss | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: The Sleeping Bag Project, Baby Boomers, Charity, Volunteering, Boomers, Baby Boomer Women, Good Samaritan, Good Karma, Fifty News

There's a new breed of activists on the rise. Mothers at mid-life are banding together around the rhetorical question: If we don't help this planet, who will?

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WATCH: Anonymous 'Santa Claus' Hands Out $100 Bills

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Holidays, Video, Reading Good Samaritan, Christmas, Santa Claus, Secret Santa, Ron Devlin, Reading Secret Santa, Good Samaritan, Reading Pennsylvania, Impact News

He's just like the real Santa Claus except he's a bit slimmer, doesn't have the huge beard and, rather than leaving gifts under the tree, he gives awa...

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12-Year-Old From Georgia Saves Child From Drowning

Stone Mountain-Redan Patch | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Justice Pate, Hero Stories, Greatest Person of the Day, Good Samaritan, Impact News

In a lot of ways, Justice Pate, 12, is like other kids his age. He draws, acts, sings, swims, loves animals and anime, and wants to play baseball i...

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Listen To 9/11 Call As Good Samaritan Saves Man From Oncoming Train

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Norb Krzak, Madison County, Video, Georgia, Good Samaritan, Rita Fulcher, Impact News

Norb Krzak of Madison County, Ga., was on his way to work when he encountered a car that had crashed onto a set of train tracks. He quickly realiz...

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Rich And Poor, From St. Luke To Warren Buffett

Thomas Worcester | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Taxes, US Poverty, Christian Social Justice, Catholic Church, Lazarus and the Rich Man, Catholic Saints, Gospel of Luke, All Saints Day, Social Gospel, Good Samaritan, Christian Social Teaching, Luke the Evangelist, Religion News

In Luke's story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus makes clear that his disciples must not spurn the poor and the injured, they must not pass by those requiring healing and assistance.

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HHS Needs To Remove Itself From The Sanctuary

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Catholic Charities, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Constitution, Health and Human Services, Good Samaritan, Catholic, Catholics and Contraception, Catholic Church, Catholic Hospitals, Religion News

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has gone beyond nuzzling its nose where it does not belong. It has plunked itself right in the middle of the sanctuary.

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Ohio 'Heroes' Sue Woman They Saved From Certain Death

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Marion County, Car Fire, Heroes, Lung Damage, Post Tramatic Stress Disorder, Lawsuit, Good Samaritan, Ohio, Crime News

MARION, Ohio — Two men honored as heroes for rescuing a woman from her burning sport utility vehicle after it crashed have sued her, claiming th...

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I Don't Own Jesus

Carl Medearis | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Muslims, Christianity, Christian Muslim Relations, Missionaries, Good Samaritan, Apostle Paul, Jesus, Religion News

My entire life and identity was wrapped around being a missionary. Every day I was either passing out gospel tracts or doing some other type of outreach directed towards converting Muslims to Christianity. That was 20 years ago.

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Man Finds $17,201 Outside Bank, Returns It

AP | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Robert Adams Cash, Chicago Suburbs, Arlington Heights, Stealing, Good Deeds, Atm, Robert Adams, Chicago Impact, Good Samaritan, Chicago News

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) -- Robert Adams craved an ice-cold drink after finishing his shift on a sweltering workday, but not having enough money to ...

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WATCH: Woman Saves 81-Year-Old From Car Just Before Train Hits

AP | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Angeline Pascucci, Heroes, Ny Impact, Laurie Eldridge, Local Hero, Cameron New York, The Leader of Corning, Rochester New York, Train Crash, Good Samaritan, Impact News

CAMERON, N.Y. -- A New York woman says she rescued a disoriented 81-year-old woman from her car just moments before it was smashed by a freight train....

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Family Finds $45,000 In Attic Of New Home, Returns It To Previous Owners

AP | CHI-CHI ZHANG | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Bountiful-Utah, Ferrin Family, Josh Ferrin, Salt Lake City, Kay Bangerter, Arnold Bangerter, Good News, Family Finds Money, Good Samaritan, Impact News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When Josh Ferrin closed on his family's first home, he never thought he'd make the discovery of a lifetime – then give it ba...

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WATCH: Homeless Man Donates To Out-Of-Work Mother Who Used To Help Him

Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Homeless, Chicago Homeless, Homeless Families, Homelessness, Unemployment, Curtis Jackson Homeless, Homeless Heroes, Good Samaritan, Video, Impact News

When a single mother in Chicago lost her job, she had no idea a homeless man she used to help would offer her a lifeline. My Fox Chicago reports that...

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Fifth Grade Crossing Guard Honored For Saving Student From Oncoming Car

KPTV | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Local Hero, Good Samaritan, Evan Siegel, Salmon Creek Elementary School, AAA Lifesaving Award, School Safety, Impact News

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A fifth-grade student who pulled a young girl out of the street as a distracted driver barreled through a crosswalk is being honor...

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WATCH: Pizza Delivery Driver Saves Woman's Life

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Wilson, Susan Guy, Local Hero, Heroism, Heroes, Good Samaritan, Pizza Delivery Hero, Domino's Delivery Driver Saves Life, Pizza Delivery Man Saves Woman, Jean Wilson Pizza, Susan Guy Pizza, Impact News

Memphis woman Jean Wilson is a creature of habit. The 82-year-old has ordered a pepperoni pizza from her local Dominoes every single day for three yea...

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Good Samaritan Donates Kindle To Book-Loving Quadriplegic

The Sacramento Bee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Justine Bunnell, Disability, Quadriplegic, Cynthia Hammond, Kindle, Good Samaritan, Domestic Abuse, Impact News

In the months since the beating that left her paralyzed, Cynthia Hammond has known sad and desperate moments. But Wednesday brought pure joy. It cam...

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MLK, the DoD and the Good Samaritan

Ann Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Pentagon, Martin Luther King, Air Strike, Jeh Johnson, Afghanistan, US Troops, Good Samaritan, Iraq, Health Care, Politics News

Anyone who believes that the Iraqis and Afghanis consider our troops akin to the "Good Samaritan" deserves the Sarah Palin Award for Gullibility.

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Random Act Of Kindness: Seattle Man Mailing $5 Bills To Strangers

Komo News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Random Acts of Kindness, Daniel Simonton, Good Samaritan, Impact News

SEATTLE -- Daniel Simonton has been sending $5 bills to strangers in the mail. And in return, he wants nothing. "Nothing to redeem. Don't have to ta...

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