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Lucas Hoelscher, a 14-year-old Springfield resident, suffers from spinal muscular atrophy type I, and the disease has left him with zero movement. When he was 10 months old, doctors told him he wouldn't live past age one. Lucas, part of triplet brothers Bailey (top) and Cameron (lower left), enjoys receiving mail and correspondence from near and far.

Virginia state lawmaker and onetime candidate for governor Creigh Deeds suffered serious injuries in a stabbing attack that took place in his home Tuesday, police said.

Just requesting prayers from my FR Family for my father-in-law. He had a heart attack on Aug 1st and surgery that evening. He still has a blockage and they wanted to wait for him to recover from the first surgery before they attempt the second, but now he is having fainting spells. Just asking for prayers in Jesus name. Thanks guys.

Kelly Townsend Candidate for Arizona State Representative Running for State Representative Dist 22

A seller on eBay has been offering American flags with the stars removed from the blue field and President Barack Obama's face inserted, and outraged bloggers have promised to track the banners down.

Golden-voiced Steve Perry, the operatic tenor who sang the band's anthemic '80s hits, was plucked from a construction job in a Central Valley farm town. Steve Augeri, who replaced Mr. Perry in the mid-'90s, was working in a Gap store when he got the call to join the band. Then we had the cyberspace Cinderella story of The Philippines' Arnel Pineda, Journey's new frontman. Now, in a bold move, Journey has chosen it's latest frontman, from a grass hut in kenya. Little is known about Journey's new frontman Barack Hussein Obama.