Author: DarynKagan

Six best friends from Compton make good on their pact to succeed.
Best Girlfriends Ever, Overcoming Obstacles, Uplifting Stories

Best Friends From Compton Make Good On Pact To Succeed

Compton is perhaps not the first place a reporter would think to do a story on six academic superstars. That would be a mistake. A mistake to underestimate the power of girlfriends. Six girls who made a pact in middle school. CBS News reports that if one was going to succeed, they were all going to succeed. In the spirit of, “You, Go, Girlfriend!” check out what these girls have accomplished. Dedicated to each of my girlfriends who has pushed

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NFL Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ronnie Stanley recently went into BARCS animal shelter and asked to adopt a shelter dog that's been here a long time.
Animals, Celebrities, Pets, Uplifting Stories

NFL Player Asks To Adopt Shelter Dog That’s “Been Here A Long Time”

Plenty of good hearts walk into rescue shelters looking to adopt a shelter dog. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ronnie Stanley and his girlfriend had even a higher mission when they went to BARCS. The shelter shares the story on their Facebook page where they say Stanley specifically asked, “We are looking for a dog that’s been here a long time and maybe not-so-adoptable.” They met a number of dogs, but Stanley knew he’d found his pup when he met Winter. She’s a 6-year-old

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Businesses Who Rock, Heroes, Uplifting Stories

9/11 Fire Chief Finally Gets Funeral 15 Years Later, A Twist Of His Own Generosity

A New York City fire chief finally received his proper funeral this week 15 years after he was killed during the 9/11 attacks. The beautiful twist of the story, the funeral was finally able to happen because of one of his own selfless acts. Batallion chief Lawrence T. Stack was 58-years-old when he died. He’d spent 33 years fighting fires. The New York Times reports Chief Stack died a hero rescuing countless other firefighters and civilians as the World Trade

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JetBlue flight attendants went above and beyond showing compassion to a grandmother heading to Orlando for her grandson's funeral after he was killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre.
Family, Great Giving, The Hard Stuff, Travel, Uplifting Stories

Orlando Victim’s Grandmother Gets Amazing, Compassionate Treatment Onboard JetBlue Flight

It’s the flight no grandmother should have to take. When the grandmother of one of the victim’s of the Orlando nightclub massacre got onboard a JetBlue flight to go to her grandson’s funeral, the flight attendants made sure she was surrounded with love and compassion. Flight attendant Kelly Davis Karas shared on her Facebook page that she and her fellow workers were moved to find out Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo’s grandmother was onboard their flight heading to Orlando. They set some things

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Daryn's Blog, The Hard Stuff

Facebook Posts-Yeah, I Said This About The Orlando Massacre

Millions have had their say about the massacre early Sunday morning at The Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Here are a couple of my thoughts, just in case we’re not connected on Facebook. And we can always spend more time together with my book, “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts On Losing Her Job, Finding Love, A New Career, And My Dog, Always My Dog.”

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My husband has figured out a big secret. I take so long to blow dry my hair because I read as I dry.
Books, Daryn's Blog, Marriage

My Bathroom Secret I Think You Just Might Understand

My husband caught me. Not in a secret, per se. But certainly something I’ve been able to keep it to myself through almost four years of marriage. “Sure does take you a long time to blow dry your hair,” he remarked the other day. “Yeah, sure does,” I agreed pointing to what I thought was my perfect alibi—the huge mop of hair on my head. “What exactly do you do in there?” he asked, raising an eyebrow of suspicion. “Brush,

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Comfort dogs arrive in Orlando to offer love and help with grieving.
Animals, Kindness, Uplifting Stories

Comfort Dogs Arriving In Orlando To Help People Grieve

Comfort dogs are arriving in Orlando to help people grieve following the dispicible mass shooting at The Pulse nightclub over the weekend. WFAA reports the dogs are ready to be pet and lend an ear to anyone who needs one. They’ve come with their handlers from Texas, Tennessee, Ohio and six other states. In a place with so many tears, they bring the welcome gift of comfort, indeed. If you love your dog, you might like the dog-inspired pieces in

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"The Voice" star Adam Levine has offered to pay the funeral expenses for slain singer Christina Grimmie.
Celebrities, Friendship, Great Giving, Kindness, Uplifting Stories

Adam Levine Will Pay Funeral Expenses For Slain Voice Star Christina Grimmie

Maroon 5 lead singer And “The Voice” Coach Adam Levine would love to be able to turn back time before this weekend. Before the crazed gunman opened fire in an Orlando nightclub. And the day before that when another murderer killed up and coming singer Christina Grimmie. The two have been connected since Levine mentored Grimmie on The Voice two years ago. She made it onto the show after developing a huge YouTube following.  Her online popularity has only grown

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The National Aquarium in Baltimore now has plans to move its Atlantic bottleneck dolphins to an oceanside sanctuary by 2020.
Animals, Businesses Who Rock, Uplifting Stories

National Aquarium Moving Its Dolphins To Ocean Sanctuary By 2020

Dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore have reason to smile today. The Aquarium is announcing plans to move its eight bottleneck dolphins its performing pool in Baltimore to nation’s first oceanside sanctuary in Florida or the Caribbean by 2020. The Baltimore Sun reports this is also a huge victory for animal activists who have protested for years that it is cruel to keep such large, intelligent creatures cooped up in such a small space. Aquarium officials envision a first-of-its-kind protected, seaside

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When you wonder what else can go wrong in your life after a series of challenges.
Overcoming Obstacles, The Hard Stuff

When You Wonder What Else Can Go Wrong

I’m no doctor. I don’t even play one on TV. Yet, I’m about to make a bold diagnosis. Because I know a case of this when I see it. A case of “What Else-itis.” My friend, Tricia, has it right now. A freakish house fire burned down half her home last Fall. The company where she works has been bought, so her job is about to go away. Did I mention her husband has filed for divorce? Oh, and last

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