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| Colorado Springs earliest nonprofits and charities, children the first focus - N |
| Posted on Monday, August 17 @ 00:03:46 PDT (0 reads) | |
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By linda navarro ,
2 hours ago colorado springs has always had an impressively strong history of philanthropy. Today that has grown to almost 5,000 nonprofits in the metro area, almost 1,000 in the city itself.
it all began, along with the city, in the 1800s and here are some of the city’s first nonprofits and charities:
1897: early connections learning centers founded as colorado springs day nursery .
it was all about the little ones, recognized in state records as colorado’s oldest childcare organization and one of the first nonprofits in colorado springs.
a group of 14 well-to-do women knew an important way to help the town’s working women and, in 1897, created the colorado springs day nursery association, which offered day care. Leading the group was philanthropist alice cogswell bemis from new england, who had made colorado springs her home for her respiratory health. Her endowments also included colorado college and the young women’s christian association.
according to colorado springs pioneers museum, the center was first housed in the unitarian church on north tejon street. In 1923, the leader’s daughter, well-known philanthropist alice bemis taylor, planned something special in memory of her mother, creating an elegant william stickney design tudor mansion for children at 104 e. Rio grande st. Now on the national register of historic places, it has stained glass windows, beautiful wood throughout and painted murals with mother goose rhymes. Each worker building the center received a $20 gold piece from the cripple creek mines as a thank you.
according to the pioneers museum, from the 1930s to the 1950s, the now-renamed child nursery centers, with its own infirmary, also offered care and temporary quarters for hundreds of needy children. From 1973 to the early 2000s, it provided daycare and, in 2010, became early connections learning centers, with multiple locations but always including the original building. A 2026 addition is the alice bemis taylor center for early education at 415 sahwatch st. Downtown.
1875: colorado springs relief society
members of all the town’s churches donated food, clothing and money for the poor and those stricken with tuberculosis. In 1890, the name was changed to colorado springs aid society and the group coordinated with other charities such as the salvation army to aid the poor “of good character” but unable to care for themselves. In 1899, the society became the associated charities to coordinate distributing contributions. In 1900, it helped 216 families with 6,700 meals and 2,600 beds. In the 1940s, the mission changed to counseling under the name family service of colorado springs.
1878: ymca of the pikes peak region
the ymca of the pikes peak region started as a project by volunteer women for a library and reading room for residents in 1878, almost 30 years before the city’s actual library in 1905 at 23 w. Kiowa st.
a new ymca building was ready in 1901 at 207 n. Nevada ave., And theodore roosevelt was there for the dedication, saying ymca “promotes industry, temperance and self-reliance … it is a taxpayer’s best friend.” It had low-cost rooms for young men, offering them an opportunity to help avoid homelessness. The ymca had exercise classes, educational opportunities, night classes for workers and hobbies like photography and sports.
it grew to become the largest ymca west of the mississippi river.
swimming has been a traditional physical activity at “the y” from its beginning and continued through the years with classes and, over time, aquatics activities such as water aerobics.
as the city and area grew, branch locations were added throughout the region as well as at schools and neighborhood centers, reaching more than 126,000 people and growing, including numerous families, each year.
families are particularly drawn to creative, fun activities such as the race series, including a thanksgiving turkey trot with a kids tiny trot.
starting in 2014, the ymca added partnerships to manage city recreation centers and outdoor aquatic facilities.
a capital campaign was started in 2019 to improve and rebuild core regional facilities “to modernize youth development and wellness infrastructure.”
photo courtesy of the salvation army 1889: the salvation army colorado springs
the salvation army usa reports services were provided by the salvation army colorado springs area as early as 1889, under the umbrella of the intermountain division headquarters. There were programs here and throughout colorado in family support, assistance for veterans, emergency aid and spiritual support. There were many volunteer opportunities. The salvation army became known for its holiday red kettle drive for donations and holiday meals for the community.
the salvation army dates back to london in 1875, founded by a methodist minister as a mission to the poor, offering “soup, soap and salvation.”
robert fehlen, left, with the olympic city young professionals, hands yassuf, right, a blanket outside the the salvation army rj montgomery center in colorado springs on wednesday, feb. 24, 2021. Fehlen, gregg sheldon, jake dagel and aaron lawless gave out blankets, hot chili, cookies and water to people experiencing homelessness in colorado springs. Dagel formed the olympic city young professionals in october, which is a networking group of young adults in industries ranging from real estate, travel, finance, legal, automotive, the arts, and food and beverage. (Chancey bush/ the gazette)
1913: myron stratton home
winfield scott stratton was a carpenter by trade, a quiet man who hit the jackpot in the biggest way in cripple creek gold mines, selling his independence mine for $11 million in 1899. The blue-collar man gave back to colorado springs with a trolley car network, the mining exchange building, land for major buildings and more.
stratton lived alone, fending off constant requests for money before dying an alcoholic in 1902. He had a will, a very specific will, leaving the final $4.4 million for a free home for the elderly who needed an affordable place to live and for children whose parents couldn’t care for them. It was to be a beautiful place to live, pastoral. It was named for his father, the myron stratton home.
the campus on south nevada avenue/colorado highway 115 turned 100 years old in 2013, and social changes necessitated it remain only for affordable housing and services for low-income seniors and no longer children. Other parts of the large campus now have areas for headquarters for several human services nonprofits, the myron stratton consortium, that would fit stratton’s support.
1914: american red cross southern colorado
the charter for american red cross southern colorado was in november 1914. This chapter served the southeastern portion of the state, including the pikes peak region, according to gazette charities and el pomar foundation. It also serves as the service to armed forces station for fort carson, peterson afb, schriever afb and the air force academy.
1914 was the first year for all colorado-based red cross chapters and would include a large number of trained volunteers.
the southern colorado chapter, headquartered in colorado springs, has provided humanitarian services since its founding, including disaster relief, military support and lifesaving skill training such as cpr. It is there when and where it is needed. It has grown to serve 22 southeastern colorado counties and maintains branch offices including pueblo. In the beginning the chapter was recognized as a world war i medical supply hub.
1922: pikes peak united way founded as community chest
from the great depression to wars to disasters and community needs, the name changed but what is now pikes peak united way was always there. Its founding was in 1922 as pikes peak social welfare fund and progressed through the great depression’s community chest in the 1930s and 1940s and the war chest, followed by united fund and today’s pikes peak united way for el paso and teller counties. As the needs and the times changed, the nonprofit has changed with them.
among the community needs receiving special focus were the private 2-1-1 number for local health and human services information, the 2012 waldo canyon fire assistance fund, dolly parton’s imagination library and the most recent major focus, family success center in less-served southeast colorado springs.
today’s pikes peak united way mission is “to enhance youth success and family stability in the pikes peak region by leading and lifting the most vulnerable in our community with mentorship, life resources and real job opportunities.”
1928: pikes peak community foundation founded as colorado springs community trust
local citizens organized a trust in 1928 as a “permanent charitable endowment improving colorado springs’ quality of life.” Colorado springs community trust was managed by us bank, bank one and wells fargo. In 1996 the trust’s board established a community foundation “to best serve the needs of philanthropists and a growing community.” Pikes peak community foundation and colorado springs community trust combined in 1998, becoming the foundation in 2009. More than $125 million has been distributed in the region.
the remodeling of an existing building at 2 penrose drive by the el pomar foundation will yield a new 6,000-square-foot events center with a capacity of up to 450 people for the use of colorado’s non-profit organizations. 1937: el pomar foundation
one of the most respected foundations in the state, el pomar foundation was the gift of entrepreneurs and philanthropists julie and spencer penrose of the broadmoor. Spencer died in 1939 and julie headed the foundation until her death in 1956. Guided by a foundation board, it follows their mission “to enhance, encourage and promote the current and future well-being of the people of colorado.” More than $25 million is given annually through grants and charitable disbursements.
residences for low-income senior citizens at myron stratton home. (Photo courtesy myron stratton home) the entrance to myron stratton home for senior-citizen housing and willed by mining millionaire winfield scott stratton in the name of his father. (Photo courtesy myron stratton home) |
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| A guide to Northwesterns political scene, voting in the 2026 midterm election |
| Posted on Monday, August 17 @ 00:03:46 PDT (0 reads) | |
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Northwestern students have an abundance of ways to become politically involved this school year, with student groups and november midterm elections.
students across the aisle can find communities on campus, from the nu college democrats to the nu college republicans.
nu political union, a nonpartisan student forum, and bridgenu, an organization that aims to encourage multipartisan discussion, both provide political spaces for students regardless of party affiliation.
the student body largely leans liberal: according to the daily’s spring 2026 poll, nearly 80% of respondents reported they identified as such. Still, there are spaces for conservative students to discuss their viewpoints, including nu young americans for freedom.
these groups do not exist in an echo chamber either. Bridgenu hosts debates between some of them.
in march 2026, representatives from nu college democrats, nu college republicans and nu yaf debated pressing topics such as immigration and the make america great again movement.
in november 2025, the same groups tackled food stamps and the impact of the united states agency for international development, a foreign aid agency president donald trump closed in july 2025.
the nu center for civic engagement also provides opportunities for students to engage in politics. Students can apply to become an nu votes ambassador for the 2026 midterm election. Applications are reviewed throughout the summer with a final deadline of sept. 1. The center also has a biweekly email newsletter with civic engagement events and news from nu and beyond.
eligible nu students can choose to register and vote in illinois or at their permanent residence.
students can register to vote at the cce and out-of-state students can request an absentee ballot. Students should arrive with their driver’s license or another state-issued identification — if they have one — and their social security number. Questions about the voting process can be directed to nu votes, a nonpartisan initiative at the center.
registering to vote can be done online, in-person or by mail in illinois. Online voter registration in illinois closes on oct. 6, and same-day voter registration is also available using two forms of id.
beyond campus, students can become involved in city politics. Rising sesp sophomore hyrum flores ran for the democratic party of evanston’s board of directors this summer.
mark your calendar for nov. 3 if you are interested in voting in this fall’s midterm general election. This year, evanston voters will elect a governor, a new u.S. Senator, a new u.S. Representative, and an illinois attorney general, among other state officials.
whether on campus, in evanston, at the state level or even the national level, nu students can become politically involved and make an impact by sharing their thoughts during debates and directly engaging in american democracy by voting.
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| ULM aims to launch Food is Medicine program by 2027 |
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Ulm aims to launch food is medicine program by 2027
kitchen construction set to begin within two weeks as pilot program targets early 2027
monroe, la. (Knoe) - the university of louisiana monroe is launching a food is medicine program this school year, with construction on a dedicated kitchen set to begin within the next two weeks, program officials said.
officials said the program’s first pilot is planned for the start of 2027.
teaching healthy cooking
the program will teach students how to cook foods that are both flavorful and beneficial to health.
“because in louisiana we really like how foods taste, but we want to be able to show that you can cook healthy food that tastes good and that makes you feel better after you eat versus sometimes not feeling so hot after you eat,” dr. Wendy bailes, college of health sciences dean at ulm, said.
bailes said the program also plans to establish a social media presence so people at home can learn alongside students.
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| Try On sheer dresses || Anya p try on haul special video for fans | Anya Petropa |
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| Democrat Lawmaker Wants To Legalize Shoplifting |
| Posted on Monday, August 17 @ 00:03:45 PDT (0 reads) | |
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Democrat lawmaker wants to legalize shoplifting milt harris august 16, 2026 7:12 pm the reasons to despise the democratic party are already too numerous to count (tntc), yet they keep adding to their ever-growing list. What they propose will always appeal to a certain part of the population; that’s the point. Their goal is to divide, and if you can promise or propose something that is unfair to the other segment of the citizenry, then they have achieved their desired outcome.
new york state assemblywoman emily gallagher proposed that shoplifting should be legalized during a news conference outside the manhattan criminal court on thursday. She was joined by other progressive politicians and criminal justice advocates from court watch nyc. The group reported that they monitored 360 arraignments over four days and found that more than half were for misdemeanor offenses.
“most of what we saw were crimes of poverty-people who are stealing things like toothpaste, people who were stealing things like, you know, soap. And that means if you’re stealing those things, you need them.”
“and we are choosing to protect billion-dollar companies, like cvs and walgreens, over the people who are struggling to get by. So, i would say that the true crime is that there is such incredible wealth disparity in this city that there are people who can be thrown in jail simply for having a biological need.”
new york socialist says nobody should be jailed for stealing pic.Twitter.Com/p3t9pyympq
she goes off on people and right wingers who call for thieves to be jailed for stealing and vandalizing stores saying they are just fear-mongering
she argues that nobody should be in jail…
— defiant l’s (@defiantls) august 14, 2026 this is the madness that the democratic socialists of america promote. They are openly pushing the idea that it is perfectly fine for people to steal because stores like cvs and walgreens are profitable. It never crosses their simple minds that even if the stealing started with things like toothpaste and soap, it would most certainly spread from there. It would never be confined to only those things that gallagher claims are “biological needs.”
as a member of the democratic socialists of america, she stated that she would continue to advocate for “treatment, not jail” policies. She conveniently overlooked the fact that first-time shoplifting offenders rarely receive jail time. Furthermore, the lack of enforcement, often promoted by progressive politicians like herself, has led many drugstores to lock products in plastic and glass enclosures.
she and the other bleeding-heart liberals at the event urged their fellow comrade mayor zohran mamdani to fulfill his campaign promise to eliminate what she called “broken windows policing” tactics used by nypd officers that target low-level crimes such as graffiti and fare evasion.
on saturday, shoppers at food universal supermarket in the bronx’s co-op city expressed shock at gallagher’s remarks, which they know will encourage stealing and raise costs for law-abiding customers.
reverend susan webb stated the obvious. “It’s foolish to think one should not be punished for stealing. It is a crime. Mamdani can implement that in his city-run grocery stores, so if you don’t have the necessities, you can go there and get them for free.”
sanctioning retail theft will increase overall crime statistics, if they are even accurate. As of august 9, retail theft has decreased by 14.7 percent, and petty larceny has decreased by 5.4 percent compared to the same time last year, according to the nypd.
jeanette mack, a 49-year-old academic adviser, agreed and said that gallagher and other far-left politicians’ soft-on-crime policies are “ridiculous” because “they enable shoplifting instead of helping them.”
“people are going to feel entitled because they know they can walk in and walk out and nothing will happen. Allowing people to shoplift with no consequence is wrong. I’m a single mom, and at one time i had four jobs. I would never think of stealing anything.”
“they already closed a rite aid around here. Now i’m worried that if they put that in place, they are definitely going to close this supermarket, and i would suffer because i’d have to drive to somewhere else instead of walking. And gas prices nowadays, that’s another thing.”
edwin pichado, a manager for the supermarket, echoed the same sentiment, saying gallagher is living in a fantasy world.
“rent is high. You have to pay workers, utilities. Goods going out, but no money coming in. We cannot run a business like that. If they see that you do nothing, they’ll keep coming back. They tell their friends, and it becomes a free for all.”
bizarre actions and remarks are not new for gallagher. Since being sworn into the state assembly in january 2021, she has pushed the boundaries of reason. In october 2021, she launched a gofundme campaign to raise money for her cat’s emergency surgery bill.
she has also accumulated numerous traffic and parking tickets, despite advocating for an anti-car agenda in albany. Additionally, she has allegedly blocked constituents from posting comments she disagrees with on her social media pages.
in 2024, gallagher participated in an anti-israel phone bank organized by the new jersey chapter of american muslims for palestine. This group has been associated with antisemitic rhetoric and is currently under investigation by the virginia attorney general for potentially financing terrorist activities.
gallagher’s bizarre antics started well before she was elected to office.
in 2003, while she was still a student at ithaca college, she bragged about her moronic actions, which included “mooning” a couple she spied on while they were having sex. She also threw a “homeless party,” which came to light in an online journal during her 2020 campaign, where she defeated longtime democratic incumbent joe lentol.
councilwoman vickie paladino (r-queens) wrote on x.
“people like emily gallagher try to obfuscate reality because they want to enable this very activity.
“they know it’s devastating to retail stores, and that’s the point: they’re communists and want to use crime to force these stores to close. It’s social justice.”
“soon enough we’ll be hearing about the need for government-run drug stores to replace the shops they drove out of business.”
former queens councilman robert holden was even more blunt.
“gallagher (a “moderate” democrat) is a major dope.”
councilwoman joann ariola (r-queens) told the ny post that businesses in gotham are already struggling to stay afloat, and politicians advocating for theft will drive even more of them to close down.
“this is the kind of backward, left-wing lunacy i would expect from someone who values the rights of criminals more than those of business owners. Policies that gallagher is pushing are exactly what’s driving so many of them away.”
think of the chaos legalized stealing would create in any city. New york has trouble prosecuting the guiltiest of the guilty, and now they want to burden the police with this nonsensical responsibility.
gallagher and her comrades love to call president trump and republicans fascists and nazis, but the only fascists on the american horizon reside in the democratic party, and they’re proud of it.
as a little boy, my parents taught me that nothing was free. All the democrats are doing is hiding who’s paying for this illusion.
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| Japans Rabbit Island in danger of becoming Boar Island, tourists asked to follow |
| Posted on Monday, August 17 @ 00:03:45 PDT (0 reads) | |
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One of the cutest places in japan needs visitors’ help keeping rabbit food, and rabbits themselves, from becoming boar food.
there’s an island in japan’s seto inland sea called okunoshima. Written with the kanji ????, Okunoshima’s name translates roughly to “island with a field from long ago,” which, to be honest, is a description you could apply to a lot of places in japan. However, okunoshima’s nickname is much more specifically descriptive: rabbit island.
okunoshima has no permanent human residents, but the island is now home to more than 500 wild rabbits. Rabbits aren’t indigenous to the island, but were introduced to the environment sometime in the 1970s, with one theory being that the initial group was brought in by visiting children who’d raised the animals at their school and then set them loose on the island.
regardless of how they got there, the okunoshima bunnies got to doing what bunnies do, and the population grew to the point that pretty much as soon as you arrive in port, you’re going to spot wild rabbits who aren’t at all shy around human visitors. The little guys have no qualms about sauntering up to people in expectation of snacks, and many, if not most, visitors can be seen carrying around bags of chopped vegetables, either purchased from vendors on the island or brought from home, to feed the rabbits.
however, in recent years researchers have noticed some concerning changes in the ecosystem, and if not kept in check, there’s a risk of rabbit island turning into wild boar island.
like rabbits, boars aren’t native to okunoshima, but researchers started noticing them on the island around 15 years ago, and have confirmed that they’ve bred on okunoshima since then. The prevailing theory is that the boars swam over from the neighboring island of omishima, based on reports from locals who say they witnessed such crossings.
? There is ferry service between omishima and okunoshima, but historically wild boars have been unable to surmount the challenges of navigating the reservation and payment systems.
boars are not particularly picky eaters, and researchers believe that they’ve developed a habit of eating excess food that okunoshima visitors leave for the rabbits. Basically, visitors, either because the bunnies are just so gosh darn cute or because they’re in a rush because they’ve got a ferry home to catch, have been putting out more food than the rabbits actually consume, but the boars are happy to chow down on the leftovers.
while this pattern is, technically, eliminating food waste, as a result of being well-fed the island’s boar population is increasing. This creates a risk of disrupting the ecological balance, and in recent years researchers from fukushima university and the national institute of technology’s kure college have confirmed cases of boars attacking rabbits on the island. There’s also the possibility that boars, which can exhibit aggressive or destructive behavior, could begin causing harm to human visitors or the island’s infrastructure.
though attacks on rabbits appear to still be at an isolated-incident level of frequency, culling of boars via box traps is periodically carried out on okunoshima. The preferable way for the situation to be handled, though, would be to not supply the boars with extra food to facilitate breeding. Since at least 2024, the joint committee created by the ministry of environment and the local tourism board have been asking that visitors who put out food wait and watch as the rabbits eat it. Should the rabbits not eat all of the food, visitors are asked to pick up any leftover portion to take home or otherwise dispose of in a proper garbage receptacle, so that it doesn’t become dinner for the boars. The committee is now once again calling for visitors to be conscious of the amount of food they set out and refrain from doing things such as dumping out the remnants of their bags in a pile before hopping on the ferry home, and hopefully travelers will comply so that the island doesn’t have to ban feeding the rabbits altogether.
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| The Forgotten Swiss Boy Who Was Given Away at Three… Then Left a Fortune to the |
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In the corner of an old photograph from the late 19th century, a small boy sits quietly and looks directly into the camera.
his clothes are simple.
his expression is serious.
his eyes carry the uncertainty of a child who has already experienced more change than most people face in a lifetime.
his name was arnold.
he was only three years old when this photograph was taken.
and on that day, his mother made the most painful decision of her life.
she signed him away.
not because she did not love him.
not because she wanted to abandon him.
but because she believed that giving him to strangers might be the only way he could survive.
more than a century later, arnold’s story remains one of the most powerful examples of how one act of compassion can transform a life — and how a child who was once considered helpless can grow into someone who changes the lives of others.
his journey began in switzerland, crossed the atlantic ocean, and ended with a remarkable gift that showed he never forgot the people who gave him a second chance.
a childhood born into hardship arnold was born in the beautiful vaud region of switzerland, a place known for its mountains, vineyards, and the breathtaking shores of lake geneva.
to visitors, it was a picturesque corner of europe.
but for many working-class families in the late 1800s, life was far from easy.
arnold’s mother, julie, worked as a kitchen maid.
it was a difficult occupation that offered little security and almost no social protection. Domestic workers often lived in poverty, depending entirely on their employers for wages and housing.
julie was a young woman trying to survive in a society where being unmarried and having a child carried enormous social consequences.
arnold’s father came from a higher social position.
but when faced with responsibility, he chose another path.
he rejected both julie and their child.
for arnold, this meant entering life without the protection and stability that every child deserves.
his mother was left alone.
no husband.
no financial support.
no safety net.
only the overwhelming responsibility of raising a child in a world that offered very few opportunities to women in her position.
but julie did not give up immediately.
for three years, she fought to keep her son.
she worked.
she cared for him.
she tried to build a life where they could remain together.
but love alone could not pay for food.
love alone could not provide medical care.
love alone could not change the harsh reality surrounding them.
eventually, julie faced an impossible choice.
she could keep arnold with her and risk a life of extreme poverty.
or she could send him somewhere that might provide education, health, and a future.
it was a decision that would break any parent’s heart.
but sometimes, love requires letting go.
the journey to england during the victorian era, charitable organizations began appearing across britain to help abandoned and impoverished children.
one of the most famous was founded by dr. Thomas barnardo.
barnardo believed that children living in poverty deserved more than survival.
they deserved opportunity.
unlike traditional institutions that simply housed children, barnardo wanted to create environments where children could develop skills, receive education, and eventually build independent lives.
when julie heard about barnardo’s work in london, she saw a possibility.
a chance.
a future for arnold.
so she made the journey from switzerland to england with her young son.
it was not an easy journey.
a mother taking a three-year-old child across countries during the 1880s faced enormous challenges.
but julie continued.
she carried not only a child but a painful hope:
that someone else might be able to give arnold what she could not.
in october 1885, she signed the agreement transferring arnold into barnardo’s care.
the moment must have been devastating.
a mother handing over her child.
a child too young to understand why his world was changing.
but behind that painful moment was an act of sacrifice.
julie was not abandoning arnold.
she was trying to save him.
a little boy in a strange new world when arnold arrived at barnardo’s, he was sick.
shortly after entering care, he developed chickenpox.
the staff treated him and carefully recorded details about the new child in their notes.
their description of him was surprisingly warm.
they wrote:
“a most engaging little fellow.”
they noticed that arnold spoke in a swiss-french dialect.
he had arrived in england without the language skills needed to communicate easily.
he was surrounded by strangers.
he was in an unfamiliar country.
but despite everything he had experienced, he remained curious and charming.
he was still just a little boy.
a child who wanted to be understood.
a child who wanted to belong.
the staff recognized something important about arnold.
he was not simply a problem to solve.
he was a person with potential.
and that belief would change the course of his life.
a revolutionary idea: foster care in 1886, when arnold was four years old, something extraordinary happened.
instead of remaining inside an institution, he was placed into foster care.
at the time, this was a revolutionary idea.
many orphaned and abandoned children in the victorian era spent their entire childhoods inside large institutions.
their lives were organized around rules, schedules, and limited personal connection.
but dr. Barnardo believed children needed families.
they needed homes.
they needed relationships.
he believed that children could grow stronger when surrounded by ordinary family life.
so arnold was sent to live with reverend and mrs. Darling in eyke, a small village on the suffolk coast.
this would become one of the most important turning points in his life.
the family that chose him the darlings were not wealthy.
they did not live in luxury.
but they possessed something far more valuable.
compassion.
reverend darling understood hardship personally.
he had grown up poor in northumberland before receiving educational support that allowed him to attend trinity college, dublin.
he knew what opportunity could do.
he knew that one helping hand could change an entire future.
and because of that understanding, the darlings opened their home again and again.
over the years, they welcomed around one hundred barnardo children.
their house must have been filled with noise.
children running through rooms.
different personalities.
different backgrounds.
different stories.
but inside that home, children who had lost stability found something they desperately needed:
belonging.
for seven years, arnold lived with the darlings.
he attended eyke village school.
he learned english.
he learned how to read and write.
he experienced ordinary childhood moments.
playing.
learning.
growing.
for the first time in his life, arnold had consistency.
he was no longer simply a child being moved from place to place.
he was part of a family.
another home, another chance in 1893, when arnold was eleven years old, the darlings moved to another parish.
many children in similar situations might have been returned to institutional care.
but arnold’s story continued differently.
he remained in eyke.
he moved into the home of mr. And mrs. Whyard.
mr. Whyard worked as the vicar’s gardener.
they were not wealthy people.
they could not offer arnold a privileged life.
but they offered something more meaningful:
care.
they continued raising him for another five years.
those years helped prepare arnold for adulthood.
he learned responsibility.
he learned independence.
he learned that family was not always defined only by blood.
sometimes family was created by people who chose to care.
a new life begins in 1898, at sixteen years old, arnold left barnardo’s care.
he had spent thirteen years under the organization’s protection.
thirteen years of education.
thirteen years of support.
thirteen years of people believing that his beginning did not have to determine his ending.
now he had to create his own future.
he found work at the hotel belgravia on victoria street in london.
it was a prestigious location near buckingham palace.
the little boy who had arrived from switzerland speaking almost no english was now a young man earning his own living.
he was independent.
he was building a life.
the future his mother had hoped for was becoming reality.
crossing the ocean to canada in 1902, at the age of twenty, arnold made a bold decision.
he left england and traveled to canada.
like many young people of that era, he was seeking opportunity in a new land.
assisted passage programs helped workers travel overseas and establish new lives.
for arnold, canada represented another beginning.
a chance to become someone beyond the label placed upon him as a child.
and he succeeded.
although many details of his canadian life are lost, records show that arnold built a stable and comfortable existence.
the abandoned child from switzerland had become a self-reliant man.
but he never forgot his past.
the boy who never forgot every year, arnold sent donations back to barnardo’s.
he did not forget the organization that had cared for him.
he did not forget the foster families who opened their homes.
he did not forget the people who believed his life could become something more.
those donations were more than money.
they were messages of gratitude.
they were proof that kindness had a lasting impact.
someone once helped arnold when he had nothing.
decades later, arnold helped children he would never meet.
that is how compassion travels through generations.
the final gift on september 18, 1963, arnold died in british columbia.
he was eighty-one years old.
he had lived a long life.
a life that began with uncertainty but ended with generosity.
when his will was read, people discovered one final act of gratitude.
arnold had left barnardo’s $21,000.
at the time, it was an extraordinary amount.
it represented the savings of a man who understood the value of opportunity.
a man who knew that without help, his own story might have ended very differently.
the child who once needed saving had become someone who saved others. |
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Three thoughts after san diego state’s scrimmage saturday evening at snapdragon stadium:
1. Weaponizing wide receiver in quarterback-turned-receiver bert emanuel jr., San diego state has an offensive weapon that is simply unfair for opponents.
emanuel jr. Made two catches within the first few minutes of the workout that required him to leap high and make an athletic move in midair in order to secure the ball.
the plays weren’t something just any receiver does, especially one who came to the position just eight months ago. Emanuel finished with four receptions for 49 yards
“he’s working really hard at the craft,” sdsu coach sean lewis said after the scrimmage. “His development has really started to hit an uptick, because there’s some base things that you really don’t know what you don’t know when you make that change… he’s settling into it.”
san diego state’s bert emanuel jr. Show a special skill set in the new mexico bowl at university stadium on december 27, 2025 in albuquerque, new mexico. (Photo by sam wasson/getty images) we knew there was something special about emanuel when he started at quarterback in the new mexico bowl and rushed 11 times for 170 yards before leaving with an injury. He had bursts up the middle for 72 and 69 yards, the aztecs’ two longest runs from scrimmage all season.
emanuel who approached the coaches about switching positions during the offseason. It’s history repeating itself. His father did the same thing, moving to receiver in the nfl after starring at quarterback for rice university.
“i don’t think anyone over the offseason caught more balls off the jugs machine than him,” lewis said.
the experience of playing quarterback since he was 6 years old is proving invaluable in emanuel’s development.
“he sees it from both sides,” lewis said. “He’s got a good feel. When you’ve been the guy in the pocket, you really understand the timing of when the ball needs to get out of your hand and the location of where you want the receivers to be. …
“when you have a quarterback background, i think you have a greater appreciation of all the things that are going on within the pocket and the urgency that you have to work with on the edge — as opposed to when you’ve just played on the edge your whole life.”
at 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds, emanuel is going to present matchup problems with defenders.
oh, and did we mention emanuel also is the fastest player on the team? The gps tracker he wears has clocked emanuel as high as 23.2 mph.
true freshman carson diehl benefited greatly from graduating high school early and enrolling at san diego state in the spring. (Meg mclaughlin / the san diego union-tribune) 2. True freshman emerges it used to be unusual for high school seniors to graduate early and enroll in college for the spring semester, but sdsu had a dozen early enrollees this year.
freshman wide receiver carson diehl is an example of how it can pay immediate dividends.
diehl had four receptions for 25 yards in the scrimmage, with three of the catches on successive plays in the second quarter. It’s difficult to imagine diehl making such an impact if he arrived on campus as a june graduate.
for one thing, diehl wouldn’t have taken advantage of sdsu’s winter training and conditioning program. He was listed at 6-0 and 160 pounds on la jolla high school’s roster last season. He is listed at 6-3, 195 pounds on sdsu’s roster this season.
“sometimes you don’t know when the light’s going to come on for a true freshman and how they’re going to absorb everything — the speed of the game,” lewis said. “It’s one of those deals where all apples kind of ripen at different spots. He’s really blooming and ripening pretty early here.
“he’s done an unbelievable job changing his body from the time he came in here. That’s given him more confidence. He has a quiet, professional demeanor about him that we saw when we were evaluating him.”
the aztecs had several opportunities to evaluate diehl since he played locally. The scouting report?
“he knows what winning takes, so you’re not explaining that to him,” lewis said. “He’s one of those guys who has adapted quickly and has earned the trust of the quarterbacks.”
diehl was also praised for situational awareness, like knowing when to get out of bounds after making a catch.
“those are mature decisions for a true freshman,” lewis said.
san diego state running back lucky sutton’s touches were limited to drills before scrimmage at snapdragon stadium on saturday, aug. 15, 2026 in san diego, california. (Meg mclaughlin / the san diego union-tribune) 3. Watchful eye lucky sutton was asked after a practice late last week how much activity he expected to get in the scrimmage.
“i’m not too sure,” he said.
how about none at all?
after rushing for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, sutton will stay out of harm’s way until the season opener. If they made a jersey out of bubble wrap, sutton would be wearing one. It wouldn’t be surprising for him to have a food taster and an escort to class.
“there’s no secrets,” lewis said. “He’s pretty good. We need him on sept. 5 (against portland state) and everything going forward. He knew. Everyone knew (sutton wouldn’t be playing). He’s really mad at me because he really likes to play football and he wants to get hit.”
lewis said that last part with a smile.
sutton knows the drill.
“i love practicing, being out there with my guys and getting some game sense out there,” sutton said. “But it’s for the betterment of the team.
“i want to do my part, give energy when i can and really teach these young guys and everyone else that’s on the field. I don’t have to be out there all the time. Getting off-the-field work and seeing it from the sidelines is also good for me.” |
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College of charleston welcomes largest incoming class in university history
charleston, s.C. (Wcsc) — the college of charleston opened the fall 2026 semester with its largest incoming class in university history, welcoming 3,360 freshmen and transfer students to campus over the weekend.
the milestone class arrived for a newly redesigned fall welcome weekend that ran from saturday through sunday, ahead of the first day of classes on monday.
a new tradition takes shape
to mark the occasion, the university launched the cougar walk, a new campus tradition that guided incoming students from rivers green through campus to the cistern yard for new student convocation.
students were accompanied by the cougar pep band and received spirit items and giveaways along the route.
alicia caudill, the college of charleston’s executive vice president for student affairs, said the weekend was the result of months of planning.
“there’s so much potential in the start of a new academic year,” caudill said. “We’ve been waiting for these students all summer and planning for them. So, we’re so happy they’re here.”
caudill said the record enrollment reflects growing interest in both the institution and the city.
“we are expecting our largest incoming class of new students in our history,” she said. “We’re excited to welcome them. We’re excited that families are attracted to the college and to the city.”
students settle in
the weekend included a series of events leading up to convocation.
students gathered sunday afternoon at party on the green on rivers green for music, food, games and giveaways before the cougar walk.
transfer students attended a separate dinner with president andrew t. Hsu, provost suzanne austin and caudill before joining the procession to the cistern yard.
convocation in the cistern yard served as the culminating event of fall welcome weekend, featuring campus leaders, special effects and light-up bracelets as part of the redesigned ceremony format.
freshman sophia barnes said the first days on campus have been a mix of activities and new connections.
“we’ve been going through rush, just meeting a bunch of new people, like, just getting excited,” barnes said.
fellow freshman jayden rojas said the welcome weekend lived up to expectations.
“it’s just been great. I’m having a great time. I’m having a blast, so it’s awesome,” rojas said.
growth by the numbers
this year’s incoming class of 3,360 students represents an increase of more than 400 students compared with last year’s incoming class of 2,927.
the cougar walk is designed to become an annual tradition, building on the college’s longstanding convocation ceremony, which has long introduced students to the institution’s academic traditions, history and symbols.
students enter the cistern yard through porter’s lodge.
this is the same archway they will walk through at graduation.
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