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  "A League of Her Own" Maybelle Blair Former  All -American Girls Professional Baseball League  Star  Pitcher Never underestimate the power of women. From Seneca Falls, N.Y.  - the 1st Women’s  Rights Convention in 1848, to Amelia Earhart in 1928 - 1st woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane, to the 1st professional female baseball players in 1943; we have been breaking  down barriers for centuries. The inspiring and uplifting film  ​ “A League of Their Own,” ​ tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and reminds us of women’s accomplishments and brings back warm memories of the heyday of the 1st professional  baseball league for female players,  ​ The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ​ of the 1940s. Star players of the AAGPBL in 1947 including Racine outfielder Edythe Perlick, wearing her Racine Belles uniform. Source:  WHI 58540.   Watching the f...

“Don’t forget to show love!” Austin Perine This uplifting story of adorable 4 year-old Austin Perine from Birmingham, Alabama, puts the biggest smile on my face and renews hope in my heart. This beautiful child  instinctively understands what far too many adults don’t or won’t embrace - sharing love with all people! Linn Park in Birmingham is a regular stop with many of Austin’s “customers” recognizing the red-caped superhero as the highlight of their day!  Austin doesn’t look for the differences in others, just how he can help by sharing a simple chicken sandwich and spreading a message of love with those in need. He uses his allowance and forfeits toys to pay for his superhero mission of feeding those without because according to Austin, “it’s the right thing to do.”  (Austin and his Dad, Terrence) I sing the praises and commend his dad, Terrence (TJ) for supporting his son’s efforts to spread the love by going out weekly into his community to feed the homeless. Austin ...

  Alex Schrier and Jeffrey Bounds ********** Youth get a lot of bad press on how they’re only interested in video games and their inability to communicate one-on-one because their attention is constantly focused on their cellphones. Well, California teens Alex Schrier and Jeffrey Bounds are great examples of why this stereotype just isn’t true. Out of sheer instinct and selflessness, the two saved the lives of a man and woman trapped inside a burning car on the road in Orange County, California. With the help of a passerby, who used a large rock to break through the glass sunroof, Alex dialed 911 as Jeffrey helped pull the trapped passengers from the flames of the vehicle .  ********** ********** According to County Fire Captain Steve Concialdi, the woman sustained head and shoulder injuries while the male passenger had minor injuries. “Honestly, I’ve never been more scared,” recalls Jeffrey. “We got them out, and then it just started to just blow up.” Alex and Jeffre...