The REAL Johnny Appleseed

Paul Rokich grew up in the old American Smelter camp in Tooerle, Utah.   Copper lay under the Oquirrh Mountains.  To get it, workers nearly killed the soil.  The Oquirrh’s were so polluted, experts told Rokich they could not be saved.  One...

Legless Wrestler

The more of America I see, the more I find people who are ruled by courage, love, endurance and are driven to work hard no matter what may befall them.  They are often overlooked and under reported. Nick Ackerman was the first disabled athlete picked as NCAA...

Singing Sullivans

On Betty Sullivan’s 75th birthday, her kids got together to sing for their mom in a place polished with dreams and hard work. Carnegie Hall.  She was set to perform again at Carnegie Hall on her 90th birthday.  Coronavirus canceled the...

One family Saves Another 

Come on.  Take a walk with me.  I want you to meet Jim and Marty Dwyer and their five boys.  The Dwyers always wanted a baby girl but figured it wasn’t going to happen after those five boys.  So they agreed to raise someone else’s.  But she...

Country Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras comes with fancy masked balls and big parades.  Thousands spent on costumes and parties.  But for a Cajun in Mamou, the celebration costs only $7.50.  For that, you get a beer, hard boiled eggs, sausage and the answer to the age old question,...