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Viral doorbell footage captures hero teens rescuing dogs from neighbor's house fire
"Faith in humanity restored." A Utah neighborhood faced danger when a house fire ignited, threatening two homes on the street. The homes would be destroyed — but the beloved dogs inside would be saved thanks to the fearlessness and quick thinking of three nearby teenagers. Thanks to a doorbell camera, their heroism was documented — and now the footage is drawing praise from people all over the internet. The doorbell camera footage shows the three young people pounding on a neighbor's door, spotting a dog trapped inside, and then after considerable effort, succeeding in kicking the door down to gain entry to the burning home and pull two pups to safety — all while propane tanks exploded nearby. The teens said they didn't hesitate. 'Without a second thought, we just jumped the fence,' one recalled in a report by the local NBC news affiliate, KSL TV5. As they got closer, the fire intensified. 'When we got down there, the propane tanks exploded,' another said. But the boys didn't back down. Seeing the dogs inside, they smashed through the front door and carried them out — a moment now burned into grateful viewers' minds thanks to the footage that's gone viral. The news channel's reporter on the story, Debbie Worthen, shared the dramatic video on Instagram, and the comments quickly poured in from people across Utah and beyond. 'Kids these days get a bad rap, but I truly think they are some of the greatest generations," one commenter wrote. "Proud of you guys!' Another wrote, "Faith in humanity restored watching these young men save the pup." Many called them heroes. Another noted: "Somebody raised a couple of good young men!" Others felt parental pride, too. "I'm not your mom, but I am a mom and I am SO proud of you boys! I have two dogs, and I'd hope someone would save them, too. Thank you. You are truly heroes," one commenter wrote. Many said the clip restored their faith in humanity. 'As a homebound disabled person with 3 dogs, jumping in headfirst to save a family/dogs is amazing,' wrote another." The fire's cause remains under investigation. Meanwhile, neighbors have launched a GoFundMe to help one of the families who lost their home. Play Farm Merge Valley
CBS News
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- CBS News
Strategic plan outlines roadmap to better special education in Howard County
The special education program in Howard County public schools has been under fire for years. But on Thursday at a Board of Education meeting, the school district unveiled a new strategic plan that aims to restructure and bolster the program. The plan was received well by board members, but some concerns were mentioned. The five-year plan -- named Building Better Together: Strategic Support for Growth and Success -- was created with input from staff, students, families, and other community groups. The overarching goal is to make special education in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) a consistent experience across the board. "We have heard and understand that we have best practices in the delivery of instruction in many of our spaces, but we are not consistent at a district-wide level in our delivery," said Jennifer Riccardi, the acting director of special education. The plan has five themes: Each theme has its own goals, strategies, and methods of measuring progress. Some of those goals include improving IEP progress, creating more professional learning pipelines for educators, and increasing transparency with families. Some of the plans that have already been implemented, adding staff like coordinators and autism specialists. The plan even includes timelines. Jolene Mosley, Board of Education chair, expressed some concern Thursday. She said the plan's progress is measured too much by students' progress. Mosley believes the plan should look more to educators for that. "If [educators] are feeling like they are able to meet the needs of their students, if they feel like their students are making progress, and things that are defined by that," Mosley said. "Not on the shoulders of the student." An implementation team has been made and will monitor the plan's progress. Riccardi and Jenn Webster, HCPSS's Chief Academic Officer, say the plan can go beyond special education. "Whether we're talking about students with an IEP, a multilingual learner, a student who is just having an emotional crisis -- there's a lot of pieces here that will give us strong infrastructure for all students," Webster said. A public dashboard will be made for anyone to monitor the plan's progress.
Wall Street Journal
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- Wall Street Journal
I Toured America's Priciest Home for Sale
ASPEN, COLO.—It was a hot August morning when I visited the mansion, but in the great room—a vast entertaining space with 30-foot-high ceilings—there were roaring blazes in the towering stone fireplaces at either end. The billionaire owners of the roughly 18,500-square-foot house, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, weren't in town, but Lynda had carefully choreographed my visit, giving instructions as to how I should be led through the house for the most dramatic effect. We crossed the great room and walked through french doors onto a heated patio overlooking the 74-acre property. From there, the epic vista of the Continental Divide stretched out in front of me. I could see the outlines of distant paragliders swooping over Aspen Mountain. An infinity pool appeared to empty into the estate's private lake, where a swan-shaped paddle boat sat by a small dock.
