Sunday, October 25, 2009

From Boston: "Bus driver honored for kindness," by Noah Bierman


Bus driver Eddie Earle didn’t think he was doing anything special Thursday morning when he pulled his bus over, got out, and escorted a blind passenger across the street. (Read more here.)

Monday, October 19, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

From Seattle: "Eastbound 14 (et al) stop, 5th & Jackson," by Carla Saulter


A 60-ish, somewhat disheveled man approaches and addresses me in several languages (Amharic, Spanish, Italian) trying to figure out which I speak. We finally settle on a mix of French and English, and (thanks to my growing belly) immediately start talking parenthood. He tells me I remind him of his daughter, who was recently married. "It was in the New York Times," he says, fishing a crumpled piece of newsprint out of his wallet. (Read more here.)