Jeremy Taylor
![Girl With No Hands Wins Penmanship Award](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/Annie-Clark.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Girl With No Hands Wins Penmanship Award
Despite being born with no hands, Annie Clark is a pretty normal kid. She dresses herself, drinks soda from a can she opens, types on her computer and hopes to one day write a book about animals. Oh, and the seven-year-old just won a trophy and $1,000 in a national penmanship competition.
![Is Your House Worth More Than When You Bought it? — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/House.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Is Your House Worth More Than When You Bought it? — Survey of the Day
For many years, it was pretty much a given that when you bought a house it would increase in value.
Oh, how times change.
![Chicago White Sox Player Catches Unruly Kid on the Field](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/Dayan-Viciedo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Chicago White Sox Player Catches Unruly Kid on the Field
When you run on the field during a baseball game, you should expect rough treatment from the security guards or the players, if they happen to get to you first.
However, Chicago White Sox left fielder Dayan Viciedo couldn’t have been more gentle when he apprehended a field invader during the sixth inning of his team’s game against the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week.
![10-Year-Old Boy Designs Video Game for His Blind Grandmother](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/Dylan.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10-Year-Old Boy Designs Video Game for His Blind Grandmother
10-year-old Dylan Viale has a very close relationship with his grandmother Sherry, who is blind. The two walk dogs and go to the movies together, and recently went to a Lego event where they helped build a giant Lego Yoda.
But because of her vision impairment, Dylan wasn’t able to share with his grandmother his love of video games. So the fifth-grader at Hidden Valley Elementary in Martinez, CA, d
![Are You Happy with Your Weight? — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/diet-Alan-Cleaver.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Are You Happy with Your Weight? — Survey of the Day
If you feel like you need to lose a few pounds, you are certainly not alone.
![Are Older Adults the New Face of Addiction?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/old-people-addiction.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Are Older Adults the New Face of Addiction?
One generally associates the onset of drug and alcohol addiction with the recklessness of youth.
However, two new studies are challenging those assumptions, with findings suggesting that older folks are also quite susceptible to addiction’s trap.
![Are You Worried About Pollution? — Survey of the Day](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/Pollution.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Are You Worried About Pollution? — Survey of the Day
According to a new poll from Gallup, Americans are less concerned about pollution than they have been at any time since 1990, when the polling company started regularly surveying attitudes on the subject.
![Six-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand Raises $10,000 For Dad’s Cancer Treatment](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/Lemonade-Stand.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Six-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand Raises $10,000 For Dad’s Cancer Treatment
Lemonade stands are usually symbolic of the carefree nature of youth. Six-year old Drew Cox, however, has had to grow up fast. That’s because his dad, Randy, was recently diagnosed with seminoma, a rare form of cancer.
![Why Does a 76-Year-Old Naked Man Live on His Own Island?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/Masafumi-Nagasaki1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Why Does a 76-Year-Old Naked Man Live on His Own Island?
One of the advantages of being an island’s only resident is that you don’t have to wear clothes. Masafumi Nagasaki, a 76-year-old man who has lived alone for the past 20 years on the “inhospitable” one kilometer island of Sotobanari, has certainly taken advantage of that.
![‘Bad Lip Reading’ Actually Improves Joe Biden’s Speeches](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2012/04/Joe-Biden-Lip-reading.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Bad Lip Reading’ Actually Improves Joe Biden’s Speeches
BadLipReading, the website that puts words into prominent politicians’ mouths, has been quiet for a while after having fun with Presidential candidates like Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann. But now they are back with perhaps their most difficult subject yet — Joe Biden.