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: May 9th, 2008
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Silver Alert Helps Rescue Lost Seniors
Friday, 09 May 2008
When 83-year-old Helen Long left her North Carolina home without notice last January, her daughter called state police. The police alerted the community using automated road signs and radio and television ads that aired descriptions of Long and her truck and explained that she had...
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The Art of Word Fasting: Today's Word is 'Blame'
Friday, 09 May 2008
Just like we can choose to take the stairs, rather than the elevator, and strengthen our bodies, we can alter our thinking and create the reality we want. A new colu...
Friday, 09 May 2008
A 79-year-old blind Iowa man bowled a perfect 300 game over the weekend, The Storm Lake Times reported. "He could hear the crack of each of the 12 strikes." Thanks t...
Friday, 09 May 2008
Two men are being credited with saving the life of a toddler who fell into a storm drain over the weekend, Boston television station WCVB reported. The storm drain...
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On this day in history, May 9

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  • First political cartoon in a newspaper: America as a divided snake (8 colonies pondering revolution) "Join or die" -- by Benjamin Franklin (1754)
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A 2003 census showed Gorillas in Africa have increased their numbers by 17 percent since 1989, not due to a change in the number of births, but because "there's no more poaching."
 

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When you're weary, it means you've been making a difference.  Keep going and see it through. When each obstacle is more difficult than the one before,  it means you're making real progress.  -- Ralph Marston, the Daily Motivator, Thought for the Day

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