CHICAGO — Local metalhead Dirk Felton proposed to his girlfriend Jade Oliver at the beginning of “I Cum Blood” during a recent Cannibal Corpse show,…
This week we sat down with a mother who has gone out of her way to make sure her children feel included. Cathy Ackerson, a…
If you’re like us here at The Hard Times, you’re probably pretty bummed about the state of American Capitalism. Fortunately, if you need a feel-good…
When it comes to America’s teachers, I think we can all agree the label is more than deserved. One such hero is the tireless Mark…
SEAFORD, Del. — Townspeople have taken notice of a feral rat who is now on day seven grieving a transient punk who recently passed away…
Any celebrity can tweet against bullying in our school, but it takes a real class act to actually stand up and do something about it.…
Pete and Pete. The Coreys. Ed Edd n Eddy. Popular culture is rich with stories of people with the same or very similar name finding…
When local man Teddy Seals discovered that his co-pay had gone up and he could no longer afford his anxiety medication, he was devastated. However,…
ST. LOUIS — After doing nothing but playing the video game Call of Duty for the past 12 months, local father Randy Lutz surprised his…
A politician dropped dead in Des Moines Iowa Sunday night, delivering an entire community all of the feels. This feel-good story started the day after…
Pere Noel. Kris Kringle. The Winter Easter Bunny. For centuries, children have lined up to meet Santa Claus and ask him to fulfill their every…
Move over El Chapo, there’s a new kingpin in town and he’s going to melt your heart! Jake Grenier got into selling cocaine for the…