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While a North Dakota farmer was harvesting his wheat and canola, the combine he was using caught fire. Lane Unhjem went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital. While he was recovering, 60 neighboring farmers showed up at his place, determined not to let his crops go to waste. With 11 combines,…

Edward and Cheryl Patton finding trash coffee cups in their yard for nearly three years. They tried mounting a camera in a tree in front of their home to catch the person involved. The pictures never provided much information, but the couple’s neighbors got involved and one of them followed a minivan…

Many stories are coming out about Americans selflessly meeting the needs of others, during the COVID-19 crisis. But one of the most heart-warming is that of “Invisible Hands,” created by Liam Elkind and Simone Palicano, based in New York City. What makes them so special is that they are college students,…

A study conducted by Pew Research found only 31 percent of Americans say they know all or most of their neighbors. The number is slightly higher for those living in rural areas where 40% say they know the majority of their neighbors. Since rural people tend to live further from their neighbors, one insight…