Ms. Dove gives all her time and money to help other people; Oprah leaves $30 million to her dogs--and OPRAH is called the philanthropist?? Please.....

Ms. Dove gives all of her time and money to help other people; Oprah gives her dogs $30 million dollars when she dies--and OPRAH is called the philanthropist?? Please.....

What a wonderful and uplifting story,Ms. Pond you are an angel an example of the good in all of us. I promise to send you a check every month of at least 25.00,and challenge all to do the same. Thank you

Annette gave up a well-paying job in education to create TOPPS, an investment of her time, money, and heart in the youth of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. TOPPS is a comprehensive program which provides meals, academic and emotional support to children of all ages whose families, for various reasons, have a limited ability to promote their development. The program, which serves both the easy and those "not-so...", appears to be succeeding where others have failed. Read about the work of the woman they call Miss Dove.

I will send $500.00 to TOPPS and Ms. Pond! Will anyone else join me, even if it is $5.00? Nothing negative needs to be said with regard to this story. Ms. Pond's lesson is the glass can always be half full! Let's chip in to make it full for the young people she helps!!!

Ms. Dove, you're an inspiration. Thank you for your hard work and all that you're doing to make this world a better place. It is not easy what you have been able to accomplish. You've done the hard part, I hope others will join me, and those of us who have responded here, to assist you in your efforts. Tell your kids that we're all pulling for them and they can reach their dreams if they stay the course.

Ms. Dove its so inspiring to hear story's such as your own! We need more people like you in this world! I am hoping by donating as well posting your story maybe others will take the time and donate to help you continue your angelic work! Maybe this will as well give others the drive to donate some of their time if money isn't affordable we always have time that can be contributed to help others in need! Thank you Ms. Dove!

Ms. Dove its so inspiring to hear story's such as your own! We need more people like you in this world! I am hoping by donating as well posting your story maybe others will take the time and donate to help you continue your angelic work! Maybe this will as well give others the drive to donate some of their time if money isn't affordable we always have time that can be contributed to help others in need! Thank you Ms. Dove!

I've been reading criticism about Chealsea's debut on national television. I don't see this as a journalism piece, albeit this story is released on a program billed as journalism. None of the tenants of journalism are adhered to, and I don't see any attempts to do so whatsoever.

At its core, this is a story - why its in the national limelight I'm not sure - but its a story about poor people trying to make it good.

No attempts are made to put this story into a national perspective, there is no element of timeliness towards any current events, there is no conflict at this root other then a volunteer can't manage to turn a profit. There is no serious engagement of the interviewees, no piquing their mind on serious topics of relevance.

In other words, there is absolutely nothing about this piece that would receive the stamp of approval from a journalism professor.

With that said, I don't mean to undermine the value of the story, but to place this into context with the national landscape, there is absolutely no fit. So I'm not sure who at MSNBC decided to run this story; was it Brian Williams? The executive producer? Chelsea? Or did the call come from upon high?

As for Chealsea being a "reporter" ... no, she is not a reporter, she behaved as an advocate. We might as well turn over the air-time to IndyMedia. There is such a thing as "advocate journalism," ... but this piece had nothing in common with that.

Sorry Chelsea, if I were your TA - I'd send you back out into the field until you came back with something of substance.

I thought a reporter had to earn the right to appear on a national network newscast through years of hard work and experience­. Aren't you supposed to learn the business by busting your chops in a few second and third tier markets before anyone on the network level will even consider looking at your tape? Throw enough good producers and writers behind a well educated person like Chelsea Clinton and sure, she'll do a decent job telling a story. But what message does this send to the thousands of journalism students who are willing to put in all the hard work it takes to make it in this game? The message is the only way to succeed in this business is through your connection­s, not by doing good journalism and honing your craft. Then there's that whole appearance of a conflict of interest thing... remember that, NBC? What are the viewers supposed to think now anytime Rock Center does a story on Hillary or Bill Clinton. Why aren't more people outraged about this?

I enjoyed the Chelsea Clinton report from Pine Bluff, Ark. about a teacher who set aside her career in the classroom probably because she saw how much more she was needed outside the classroom. I worked with over 300 school bus drivers in Alief I.S.D. in Houston for eleven years. People have no ideal of what school bus drivers see everyday and what they do behind the scenes to make life better for little children.When a child gets on a bus in the cold dark morning and their hair is wet; just maybe they don't have electricity. You never embarrass the child, you just go home and call the electric company and see how to get the power back on. The late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan said as a child someone told her she was pretty and how much that helped her as a child. If you love children and your eyes have been opened by this story then you too can make a difference. Just look around you. Gangs only succeed because we have not fought back. This lady deserves all we can do to help her and the children.My father, the late Judge Ben Woodall of the Family Court gave children of Divorce free attorneys to represent only them because he said there is no one in the courtroom for the child.Years later there were Child Advocates.

Chelsea Clinton did a wonderful job and wonderful report. Such a thoughtful, intelligent, attractive young woman. 30 Rock could not have done better! Any naysayers are the far-right nitpickers. And if Megan McCain and Jenna Bush can be hired by NBC, why can't Chelsea Clinton? I've never read such rubbish as I've read about the addition of Chelsea to the NBC team. Some evangelical conservatives obviously have paying jobs to spend their days trying to fault find anyone associated with the Democratic party. Chelsea earned my respect and admiration last night. A first report has to be nerve wracking for any cub reporter but Chelsea handled it well beyond expectations. Thanks NBC for adding her to your team.

God's blessings to Annette Dove. Interesting that you go all the way to Little Rock to find this story when many like it and even more meaningful are right there in New York City's "mean streets."

When I worked as a young writer and served as a Marine Corps public affairs officer in New York City in 1986 to 1990, I came across a wonderful woman in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn who was rather like Ms. Dove, but much more. That was when Bed-Stuy was a really bad place to exist (you could hardly call it living). This Godly woman not only mothered and schooled the forgotten children of the "hood," but did it all on her own dime. And she wasn't rich.

The Reverend Molly Golden is her name. I suspect that today she is well into her 70's if she lives, but hundreds, if not more than a thousand Brooklyn children have her to thank for their chances at life.

The day I went to the place where she gathered "her" children, to care for them before school and after, well into many nights, we were bringing toys to the kids as part of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Christmas gift program. A Marine gunny and I, both of us combat veterans, stood there on the streets of Bed-Stuy, a bag of toys, the lovely Ms. Golden surrounded by happy children, when suddenly shots rang out.

These children, from 4-years to 10 or 12-years old, reacted first, seeking cover, leaving the two of us seasoned Marines standing in the open, gunfire still popping. We quickly followed suit too. But I was amazed at these children, their quick reactions. They reminded me of children I had seen in Beirut in 1983 when I patrolled those mean streets, but heavily armed. It is always heart-wrenching to see children acting like seasoned combat veterans, and better.

Molly Golden sought to change all that in these kids' lives. She sought to change her little part of the world. And that day, the Reverend Molly Golden became my hero.

I hope she is alive. I remember her in my prayers too, from time to time, when I think of those days in New York City. I am certain, however, that the children whose lives Molly Golden touched remember her daily. She made a difference.

I think that Chelsea Clinton would do well to find Molly Golden, and perhaps find out how the lovely Ms. Golden, an immigrant from the Canary Islands, fares today. And how the many children, now adults with children of their own, fare as well.

It would certainly increase your Oprah factor.