![The Christmas tree, at the Willowbrook Mall in New Jersey, is pictured above. Brody Allen, a little angle, who has brain cancer, celebrated Christmas early. [Featured image by Lucy Santos]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_20171106_104958.jpg)
Most of us will have many Christmases to celebrate, but two year old Brody Allen, a little angel, celebrated his last one. Since he suffers from brain cancer, Brody may not make it till Christmas unless a miracle takes place. Brody’s family, friends and neighbors all…
![Cityscape view of Charlotte in North Carolina. Florence is causing massive damage to North Carolina. [Featured image from GoodFree Photos]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rsz_cityscape-view-of-charlotte-north-carolina.jpg)
Florence is currently bringing wrath to the Carolinas. Florence, a Category 1 storm, with torrential rains, is slow moving and its aftermath will last long after it ends. After the storm ends, many residents will go back to damaged homes. Due to the powerful flooding, some…
![Jeannie, free from her bottle, is excited to meet Tony. Bill Daily played the role of Major Roger Healey in the show, I Dream of Jeannie. [Featured image by NBC/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rsz_800px-i_dream_of_jeanne_eden_hagman_1.jpg)
What would you do if you found a bottle with a genie that would grant you wishes? You would probably act like Major Roger Healey. In the episode of I Dream of Jeannie, “The Richest Astronaut in the Whole Wide World, Bill Daily, who brilliantly played…
Netflix has expanded it’s Netflix Originals library with its newest addition of “Designated Survivor.” Deadline reported that Netflix has ordered a 10-episode Season 3. The Kiefer Sutherland starring series welcomes a new showrunner, and Neal Baer will fill the role, after being appointed last spring before ABC decided to…
![Reynolds with the Citrus Queen at Garnet and Gold Football Game, Florida State University, 1963. [Featured image by Florida Memory/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Burt_Reynolds_With_Citrus_Queen_at_Garnet_and_Gold_Football_Game.jpg)
With his American cowboy good looks and natural acting ability, you would think that acting was Burt Reynolds was his first dream. But it was not. He was well on the path to becoming an NFL star. When he attended Palm Beach High School, he acquired…
![An aerial view of the Giza Pyramids built by the Ancient Egyptians. [Featured image by Robster1983/Wikimedia commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rsz_1024px-giza-pyramids-1.jpg)
Across our nation, classes have begun. Even when you receive your diploma, your education is not yet over. Throughout our lives, we are always learning. Museums are one of the many places where we can learn outside of the classroom. At the Newark Museum, there are…
![Artist’s impression shows how an asteroid is torn apart by the strong gravity of a white dwarf. [Featured image by Mark Garlick /Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rsz_1artist’s_impression_of_the_glowing_disc_of_material_around_the_white_dwarf_sdss_j1228-1040.jpg)
We had a heat wave this week, and in the world of science things have also been brewing. This past Wednesday Asteroid 2016 NF23 glided close to Earth at speeds surpassing 20,000 mph or nine kilometers per second. Not only is Asteroid 2016 NF23 a fast…
![Lieutenant McCain (front right) with his squadron and T-2 Buckeye trainer, 1965. [Featured image by US Navy/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rsz_mccainwithsquadron.jpg)
After lifelong service to our country, as a Vietnam veteran, a former (POW) prisoner of war and a six term senator, John McCain will rest next to his best friend, Chuck Larson, at the Naval Academy Cemetery. Through thick and thin, McCain and Larson were always…
![Aretha Franklin, known as the Queen of Soul, proudly sings at President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration. [Featured image by Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air Force/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rsz_aretha_franklin_on_january_20_2009.jpg)
Just like the majority, there were times in my life where I did not receive any respect, especially some jobs that I had in the past. When they did not respect me or honor my credentials, I heard Aretha Franklin’s song in my mind, “Respect.” As…
![Charlotte Rae, who was the star of The Facts of Life, pictured in 2012. [Featured image by bekahjan/Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.paper.com.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/rsz_charlotte_rae_2012.jpg)
We all know that growing up is hard, but there was one talented lady on television that helped us mature more easily, Charlotte Rae. On Diff’rent Strokes, a hit show that aired from 1978 to 1985, Rae naturally played the role of Edna Garrett, the housekeeper…