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A Proud Day for Vermont: A Proud Year for Overdose Prevention Advocates

Tessie Castillo | Posted 06.07.2013 | Politics
Tessie Castillo

Anyone who has ever indulged in hero fantasies about saving lives just might get their chance thanks to new drug overdose prevention laws across the country. On Wednesday, June 5th, Vermont became the 13th state to pass a law expanding lay access to naloxone, a medication used to reverse opiate overdose.

The Good Samaritan Within Us

Randy Hain | Posted 05.22.2013 | Healthy Living
Randy Hain

I am sharing this brief story with you as encouragement that we all have a good samaritan somewhere deep within us. It is easy to get lost in our own problems, but we have opportunities every day to reach out to people struggling all around us.

Teens Headed To Prom Stop To Save Baby From Crash

Sun Sentinel | Wayne K. Roustan | Posted 05.15.2013 | Miami

DAVIE -- Cruising along in a white stretch limousine, wearing pricey tuxedos and gowns, 20 seniors from Western High in Davie would have a prom night ...

5 Ways to Subdue (or Avoid) a Mugger

Lisa Jey Davis | Posted 05.09.2013 | Crime
Lisa Jey Davis

Let's turn this trend toward apathy and fear of doing something around together shall we? Here are 5 ways you can subdue (or help someone else avoid) a mugger (and make the world a better place in the process).

Waffle House Waitress Turned Life Saver

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.02.2013 | Impact

Renee Vance, who began nursing school in January, got some real-life medical experience at the Waffle House chain she's worked at for 27 years. She...

D.C. Decriminalizes Some Drug Offenses

The Huffington Post | Preston Maddock | Posted 03.18.2013 | DC

A new law aimed at encouraging people to seek emergency medical attention during drug and alcohol overdoses will take effect in the District of Columb...

WATCH: Good Samaritans Help Ailing Elderly Man

Posted 02.27.2013 | Fifty

In a world filled with gun violence, abuse and senseless wars, it is nice to hear stories about good Samaritans lending helping hands to their neighbo...

Man Could Face Gun Charges After Saving Boy

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.25.2013 | Crime

A Good Samaritan who shot a pit bull that was mauling an 11-year-old boy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday could face gun charges, WJLA reports. As th...

Doctor Saves 'Lifeless' Boy He Encountered On The Road

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.18.2013 | Good News

An 11-year-old South Carolina boy having an asthma attack told his mother, "I'm dying," and then stopped breathing, the Orange County Register reports...

The Walkin' Talkin' Burning Man Blues

Serge Bielanko | Posted 03.06.2013 | Parents
Serge Bielanko

I just stood there, in a split-second of freezing January clarity, watching the inferno giving us the finger as it dangled out of my daughter's bedroom window and did its thing.

The Innkeeper Is The Hero

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 02.24.2013 | Religion
Anne Dilenschneider

This is my favorite Christmas story because, until I heard it, I had never thought about the innkeeper. The innkeeper isn't part of most Nativity sets. I haven't heard any carols about the innkeeper. There don't seem to be any paintings that include him, either.

8 Amazing Videos of Everyday Folks Made Unsung Heroes

Posted 01.02.2013 | Impact

From law enforcement here at home to our troops overseas, ordinary citizens are answering the call of duty to protect our rights, freedoms, and lives....

Good Samaritan Rescues Man Who Fell on R Train Tracks, Officials Say

DNAinfo.com | Posted 12.15.2012 | New York

FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A good Samaritan rescued a 55-year-old man who fell onto the R train tracks in Lower Manhattan Friday afternoon, officials said...

Disabled Girl Gets Early Xmas Gift From Good Samaritan

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.07.2012 | Good News

NEW YORK -- Evelynn Biondo, a 5-year-old girl from Mastic, N.Y., who is severely disabled as a result of being violently shaken at the age of 3 months...

Homelessness and the Holidays: A Wake Up Call

Bobbie Ibarra | Posted 02.03.2013 | Impact
Bobbie Ibarra

This past week a young NYPD officer's random act of kindness toward a man experiencing homelessness captivated national media headlines and the hearts of many Americans alike.

WATCH: Good Samaritans Help Burgled Miami Family

Posted 11.22.2012 | Miami

Just days after a single mother of three had her home and holiday cheer robbed, Good Samaritans give her something to be thankful for. Locals came ...

'It Was Worth It': Good Samaritan Loses Leg Saving Man From Car Crash

Posted 11.20.2012 | Impact

Angel Soto is being hailed a hero for rescuing a stranger from a car crash, but his good deed came at an incredibly high cost. The 36-year-old race...

Reddit Post Shows Generosity Is Not Dead: Gift Of Free Tires Reminds Internet To 'Pay It Forward'

Posted 11.01.2012 | Good News

The Internet's so-called "front page," otherwise known as Reddit, has been getting some bad press of late due to the recent unmasking of its notorious...

WATCH: Elderly Couple Saved From Raging Car Fire

Posted 10.29.2012 | Good News

Jack Nentwig, 90, and his wife, Betty, 92, should thank their stars that they now need a new car. Their old one, a 1994 Oldsmobile, nearly killed t...

'Miracle Baby' Meets Rescuer 5 Years After Tornado Ripped Him From Bedroom

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.23.2012 | Impact

In haunting news footage from Oct. 19, 2007, an emotional Jeff Hawks told the story of how he rescued his neighbor's baby, torn from his bedroom, from...

Dad Seeks Mystery Samaritan Who Saved His Life

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.15.2012 | Impact

To the New York City stranger who pumped life into Jason Kroft after a heart attack left him near death: Kroft's family says thank you. Now who are...

How 365 Days Of Good Deeds Changed My Life

Erin McHugh | Posted 11.21.2012 | Fifty
Erin McHugh

We got a saint in our family. ... I thought, you know, I could be doing just a little bit better. Be a little nicer. Count to ten. Go out of my way once in a while. What, I wondered, would it be like if I tried to do a good deed -- even something tiny -- for a whole year?

Stranger's Act Of Kindness Will Help Georgia College Student Achieve His Dreams

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 09.10.2012 | Good News

A Georgia woman's heartwarming act is making headlines this week, poignantly proving the power of kindness, even between two strangers. Branden Whi...

Brooklyn Baker Rescues Hamptons Plane Crash Victims (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 08.28.2012 | Impact

Run barefoot into the woods toward a crashed plane on fire? Scale a 12- to 14-foot fence? Pull a woman out of the wreckage before it explodes? No p...

WATCH: Teen Impaled With Fishing Spear Meets The Stranger Who Saved Him

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 08.20.2012 | Latino Voices

"I was almost dead in these waters," 16-year-old Yasser Lopez told NBC. If it wasn't for the quick thinking of a total stranger, Astrid Cardoza, he ma...