This post was updated Jan. 28 at 11:00 p.m. While people tend to shy away from contagious things, for the Bedari Kindness Institute’s Contagious Kindness Project, they can be something to embrace – ...

I learned something recently about my 13-year-old son. It turns out the tough guy has a deep streak of nostalgia. Charlie spent the first 10 years of his life in Fargo. At the end of second grade, we ...

The heart of a child often sees and feels things we miss as adults. That’s why I’ve been highlighting how kids’ kindness is contagious this month. I’d like to introduce you to one more special child ...

I was sitting by the indoor lap pool, waiting for a lane to open. (Usually at this pool there are just single swimmers in each lane.) Not more than three minutes passed when a woman in one of the ...

How do we measure the impact of another’s kindness on the world? That is the question I found myself asking on Feb. 9, as I sat beside my paternal grandmother, Dorothy Bess Waddell. Later that ...

Though there may be much disagreement in our community, country and world about a lot of things, there is likely a consensus that we are living in a time that is largely unprecedented. We are all, the ...

One of my favorite bible passages says “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” That pretty much describes my attitude on life. Though we traverse many peaks and valleys ...

GARDNER, Kan. (KCTV) - At a time when grocery prices are hiking, one home on Cottonwood Street in Gardner has become a community pantry. It’s all about neighbors helping neighbors to make sure ...

FARGO - My friend was telling me a story about her son who is a freshman in college. He noticed a peer consistently walking to class without a coat. So he gave him his own. No fanfare. No conversation ...

Why does watching a stranger perform an act of kindness for another stranger on social media put a smile on your face? Here’s what you can learn about prosocial behavior from this popular trend.