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Labeled one of the most toxic sites in the U.S., two decades of clean-up have the river doing better.

Source: SoDo’s Duwamish River Is Visibly Healing

“SoDo” is South of Downtown Seattle, my stomping grounds. Love to see this.

A 90-year-old DC woman watches gym classes from her window all day. When the gym found out, they painted her a mural.

Source: ‘Keep moving, no matter what’

You never know who’s being comforted…

After losing four fingers on his left hand, fabricator Ian Davis learned his insurance wouldn’t cover the cost of a prosthetic. “To be eligible for a prosthetic you would have to lose your palm as well,” he was told, according to Interesting Engineering. Davis then embarked on a mission…

Source: After Insurance Won’t Cover It, Mechanical Engineer Builds Own Prosthetic Hand (and an Impact Driver Attachment!) – Core77

Impressive!

Sugar Good and John Thompson discovered there was more than coffee brewing during his early-morning stops at the store she manages in Edmond, Okla. He proposed in the parking lot, and they married at the drive-through.

Source: Met at Dunkin’, Married at Dunkin’

Coffee and a smile and …

A Canadian couple got married on the US-Canada border so family and friends from both countries could attend despite travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Pandemic love: A couple got married at the US-Canada border so guests from both countries could attend

Not the first, but perhaps the most creative cross-border wedding.

Teo Jordan says he tries to treat people the way he wants to be treated. He put his money where his mouth is.

Source: Teen Kroger employee offers his own money to help man pay for groceries

Well done!

As flames from the CalWood Fire closed in, Travis Ochs had no choice. He jumped in his car and fled, leaving behind his draft horse, Adam, and donkey, Ennis, that he had been trying to rescue.

Source: Boulder County man leaves animals behind as he flees CalWood Fire; they are found alive Sunday

Luck equines, and releived owner, to be sure.

With mass media so often focusing on negative developments, it is easy to forget how much progress has been made in different spheres of human life. Here are six ways in which the world is improving!

Source: Six Ways the World is Actually Getting Better – Good News Shared

For the data lovers among us. 🙂

A new tool could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient’s speech ability and facial muscular movements, and with the accuracy of an emergency room physician — all within minutes from

Source: New tool can diagnose strokes with a smartphone

Minutes really do save both lives and quality of life.

The blind, deaf, and pink pooch, known to many as a canine teacher that helps kids celebrate their differences, is about to have his own book.

Source: Blind, Deaf Pup Named Piglet, Beloved for Teaching Acceptance, Is Coming Out with His Own Book

Go Piglet!