Not All News is Bad!

Anne Geier adopted two stray dogs from Romania. Now they travel all over Europe in her van.

Source: Two Dogs Rescued From the Streets Now Live Their Best Life on the Road—Seeing the Sites of Europe

Lucky dogs.

Lilly Bumpus, who has been a girl scout for four years, said she sold 32,484 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, crushing the previous record of roughly 26,000 boxes sold within three months.

Source: An 8-year-old cancer survivor sold over 30,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. She’s using proceeds to help ‘fellow childhood cancer warriors’

Inspirational, for sure.

It’s important to get this diagnosis right. If a person experiencing the symptoms of a concussion gets hit in the head again, they can suffer brain damage or even die.

Source: It’s Now Possible to Diagnose Concussions With Saliva

Of course, we think of football and other contact sports, but this has much broader applicability. Very cool.

Washington State Patrol troopers helped revive a newborn this month after a woman went into labor on I-90 in Grant County.

Source: Troopers help revive newborn delivered near I-90 in Grant County

Impressive.

With this retired racehorse project, thoroughbreds are given a second chance.

Source: Giving Retired Racehorses a New Chance at Life – Goodnet

Very cool. We happen to have a retired thoroughbred boarding with us right now.

After winning a state science fair and becoming a finalist in a national competition, Dasia Taylor now has her sights set on a patent

Source: This High Schooler Invented Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infection

Cool idea.

He told his mom he wanted a firetruck for his birthday. The day after his firefighter dad died, hundreds of emergency vehicles assembled just for him.

Source: Firetrucks for Logan: On his 6th birthday, responders rally for fallen firefighter’s son

Wow. Just … wow.

A stray dog that repeatedly stole a purple unicorn toy from a North Carolina Dollar General has been adopted.

Source: Stray dog steals purple unicorn toy – repeatedly – from Dollar General; then gets adopted

Pretty cute.

The $30 million Michigan Reconnect program will pay the cost of tuition for eligible adults who want to pursue an associate degree or skills certificate at their in-district community college or a $1,500 scholarship at more than 70 private training schools that offer certificate

Source: Michigan is now offering free college tuition. Here’s how to apply

I love that this applies to both college and trade schools.

“God gave us the gift of service, that’s what we do best,” says Beverley Perrin, the Chatham, Ont., senior who has been writing and handing out hundreds

Source: Grateful senior hands out thank you cards to truckers – Truck News

What a nice idea.