Like many kids his age, 13-year-old Jaequan Faulkner wanted to have his own money to spend. He could have asked for a weekly allowance. He could have saved up his birthday money. But Jaequan wanted to earn that money — and he had an idea. The entrepreneurial young man set up a hot dog stand
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Kayla Cooper, a nursing student who works two part-time jobs when she’s not studying, visited the Auto City pre-owned car dealership in El Cajon, California, to look for a new car. Unfortunately, after chatting with a salesperson, she left without a new ride because the down payment was out of her price range. “I came
It’s not a stretch to say that danger lurks whenever a police officer responds to a call. So when dispatch alerted Officer CJ Mullinax of Horry County, South Carolina to a Hardee’s fast-food joint near highway 17, he was on guard. Sirens Called for Scraps However, the “emergency” wasn’t a robbery or fight, rather a
*Featured image contains photo by Beyzanur K. Of all of the five love languages, gift giving is the most misunderstood. While some gifts are certainly given with only materialism in mind, many are priceless items filled with sentimental value, and they cannot be replaced. One such gift was given in the case of a Florida
“I was pretty much like ‘What just happened?’ There is no way you can go back from it.” Once you hear for yourself what it is, you’d probably agree. But then again, I wouldn’t be writing about it if there wasn’t a twist worth staying for. Taking Center Field We can only imagine the amount
In a world of more than 50 million Americans living with autoimmune diseases, the stories of discrimination against them are all too common. This is the tale of Julia Apodaca-Lane, a woman battling not only psoriatic arthritis but also the stigma attached to her condition. Psoriatic arthritis is a daily struggle for Julia. It comes
Sometimes, when you meet the person you’re destined to be with, you just know. That was the case for Len Allbrighton and Jeanette Steer when they first met as teens in the 1960s. The couple immediately fell in love and planned to marry. But then Jeanette’s parents — and life — had other plans. Engaged
Prom is typically a big deal for high schoolers; a night to dress up, dance, and make lasting memories. But for Felicity Warburton, her high school prom meant even more than that. It was also an opportunity for her to send her classmates and tormentors a very clear message — “They can’t hurt her anymore.”
Servers have a pretty big job, especially considering so many of them rely on tips to get by. David Fabila knows that as well as most. The Californian father was exhausted when he clocked into his second job at the House of Oliver wine bar one night, but he knew he needed to put on
*This story was posted on the Love What Matters Facebook page Sometimes it’s easy to get bogged down by all the feel-bad news in this world. At this point, with the way we interact with tech, it almost feels unavoidable. Every time we open our phones, we’re swept up in a tsunami of endless negative
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