Not All News is Bad!

But now change is in the air: Malaria is the rare global health scourge about which experts are sanguine — so much so that some have begun to talk about eradicating the disease.

Source: At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated?

Amazing times.

Tammy Holloway-Servedio was stunned to discover she had a sister named Shari Ritchkin — that they are both pilots was the icing on the cake.

Source: Pilots Discover They’re Long-Lost Sisters — And Had Likely Crossed Paths Dozens of Times: Exclusive

Very cool.

“When somebody offers you help here, you know you should take it. Because it comes from the heart,” said Scott Legried.

Source: A farmer was injured saving a puppy. His town rallied to bring in his harvest.

Community at its best.

When it’s perched on a roof, the tech uses the aerodynamic effect of the wall below it. “The building amplifies the wind speed,”

Source: These mini wind turbines are designed for rooftops

Very cool idea.

Jessica Wade began writing Wikipedia biographies about women and minority scientists who never got their due — from employers, from other scientists, from the public.

Source: This 33-year-old made more than 1,000 Wikipedia bios for unknown women scientists

Attention well deserved, across the board.

City dwellers spend weekends fixing houses and creating bonds with older generation in former occupied villages

Source: ‘We take care of each other’: the young Ukrainians rebuilding more than just homes

The worst brings out the best.

The practice of ancient religions and modern mindfulness heightens awareness and emotional health which decline with Alzheimer’s.

Source: Meditation Could Protect Older People Against Alzheimer’s, According to New Research

I’ll meditate to that!

NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist. Sure, social media sleuths did piece together this week that the country superstar had been quietly paying for the band uniforms of many Tennessee high schools for years.

Source: Dolly Parton donation strategy: ‘I just give from my heart’

A treasure. An example.

Members of the University of Rhode Island campus community now have the opportunity to “paws and reflect,” step away from the stress of the day and spend a little time with Basil, the new therapy dog based in the campus Psychological Counseling Center (PCC).

Source: Meet Basil, the adorable new therapy dog now on campus

So many schools and workplaces could benefit from a resident therapy dog.

 

Though the Eastern High marching band has long struggled to pay for instruments, uniforms and trips, it is a beloved and accomplished fixture in the community.

Source: A broke marching band parades on Capitol Hill to practice. Magic ensues.

Nice.