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Americans and the Economy: Angry Feelings and Fear Exceed the Terrorism Risk

Submitted by Jay on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 07:02.
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In the first three days of the country's economic meltdown that began Sept. 29, 81 percent of Americans surveyed in a national poll agreed or strongly agreed that the financial crisis "poses a greater threat to the quality of my life than does the threat of terrorism." And researchers found little trust in the government and even less in business leaders. On a personal level, 41percent of the 802 respondents were very angry about the current financial challenges and 32 percent were moderately angry. Respondents were similarly fearful, worried, and sad.

I Got a Crush... on Obama

Submitted by Becca on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 18:23.

Man Is Rescued by Stranger on Subway Tracks

Submitted by Becca on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 16:37.

Man Is Rescued by Stranger on Subway Tracks

By CARA BUCKLEY
Published: January 3, 2007
It was every subway rider’s nightmare, times two.

Who has ridden along New York’s 656 miles of subway lines and not wondered: “What if I fell to the tracks as a train came in? What would I do?”

And who has not thought: “What if someone else fell? Would I jump to the rescue?”

Wesley Autrey, a 50-year-old construction worker and Navy veteran, faced both those questions in a flashing instant yesterday, and got his answers almost as quickly.

Little Boy Hero Seven-Year-Old Boy Walks in Snow to Save Mother’s Life

Submitted by Becca on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 16:30.

Little Boy Hero Seven-Year-Old Boy Walks in Snow to Save Mother’s Life

G R E E L E Y, Colo., Nov. 30 — Authorities say the quick decisions made by a 7-year-old boy saved the life of his mother when the family got into an accident driving home from Thanksgiving dinner.

Titus Adams and his sisters, Tiffany, 4, and Tierra, 1, were riding in their mom's pickup, snug and warm in their pajamas.

Less than a mile from home, his mother's car veered off the road and rolled five times. She was thrown from the car and was unconscious.

San Jose teacher saved by his 11-year-old student

Submitted by Becca on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 16:25.

San Jose teacher saved by his 11-year-old student

Wood shop teacher Fred Sotcher felt a powerful chill and started to tremble, but he threw on a heavier shirt and assured his sixth-graders he was fine. Daniel Rivas didn't believe it.

The 11-year-old boy rushed to a phone and called the front office to report his teacher needed help.

5 'hero moms' honored for fighting Lakewood school fire

Submitted by Becca on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 20:45.

5 'hero moms' honored for fighting Lakewood school fire
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- In the Snohomish County town of Lakewood they're known as the "hero moms."

Five mothers who helped put out a fire at Lakewood Elementary School were honored with praise and plaques at a ceremony Wednesday night with school officials and firefighters at Lakewood High School.

The women were watching their sons' football practice July 23 when they saw a fire at nearby Lakewood Elementary. They broke windows to reach fire extinguishers and held back the flames until firefighters arrived.

Girl survives 14-story fall down chimney

Submitted by Becca on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 18:43.

Girl survives 14-story fall down chimney
Soot pile apparently saves young teen who fell from Manhattan roof

Associated Press updated 3:04 p.m. ET, Sat., Aug. 2, 2008

NEW YORK - A 12-year-old girl fell into a chimney on the roof of her apartment building, plummeted 14 stories down the flue and landed almost unscathed in a pile of furnace soot.

Grace Bergere, a young rock drummer, remained hospitalized Saturday for treatment of an injured hip.

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