Two Great Stories - BOTH TRUE - and worth reading!

STORY NUMBER ONE

Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago . Capone wasn’t famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.

Capone had a lawyer nicknamed “Easy Eddie.” He was his lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie’s skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time. To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but also, Eddie got special dividends. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block. Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and …

Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace.  Two names I want to honor today.
Saturday created what became a special moment for me today.   I only heard this story today, and every time I’ve discussed it, it has touched my heart.
There’s nothing particularly smart about what was done.  Nothing particularly successful.
But it was powerful.  At least to me.  [...]

Some of you may already be aware of this, but there is a great site ( I got info from my employer today) where you can trade in your accumulated airline miles so family members of wounded servicemen and women can get free plane tickets to visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals across the country.  [...]

I saw this and had to pass it on. This is what spreading our good stuff (Boy Scouts in this case) around the world is all about.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The president of the Maldives was saved from assassination Tuesday when a boy scout grabbed the knife of an attacker who had jumped out [...]