A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
The guide dog owner received a phone call from the teen, who said his friends had taken Lucca and he knew it was wrong.
Source: A group of teens stole this man’s guide dog. Then one of them had a change of heart
A change of heart can be a very good thing.
“I don’t think there’s any officer in the world that would have acted differently. We all got in this job for different reasons, but all the officers I know just want to help people.”
Source: ‘I went into full panic mode’: Mom who desperately needed baby formula called 911 in middle of night
They said it was “just part of the job”, but it seems more like “above and beyond” to me. 
You’re gonna want to grab this tissues for this one.
Source: So sweet: 2-year-old caught on camera hugging pizza delivery man
Indeed, there is a very touching twist…
A car crash left a Clinton County resident fearful of driving long distances. But she braves the roads twice a month to donate food to those in need.
Source: This Clinton County woman buys groceries in bulk and donates it all
Wow. How cool.
A Morse High School class ring, lost in Portland in the fall of 1973, just turned up under 8 inches of soil in a Finnish forest. How it got there is a mystery that began 47 years ago on Valentine’s Day.
Amazing!
Whereas petting most dogs working at airports is strictly forbidden, members of the Wag Brigade wear blue vests that urge “pet me!”
Source: Flight delayed at SFO? The Wag Brigade is on the way. – SFGate
Delays are never fun, but this can help….
On this day in 2017 I posted the first Not All News Is Bad entry.
Three. Years. Ago.
Wow.
Silly me, I thought it was only two. Time flies.
Since that start there’ve been over 1,000 stories, a new one posted almost every day. (I think I missed one or two. You know … life.)
I’ve mentioned this before, but the thing surprising me the most is the sheer quantity of stories I have to pick from every day. I’ve posted my list of sources, but that doesn’t really express the number of good stories surfacing every day.
Yes, in a sense I knew they must be there, and Not All New Is Bad was my way of getting them more attention, but that there would consistently be so many remains a pleasant surprise.
Not to mention the ones you send me from time to time.
The other thing that’s surprised me are those very resources — Not All News Is Bad is most definitely not alone. While it’s not as “in your face” as the daily tribulations published in more mainstream news outlets, there’s no shortage of sources reminding us that there’s a lot of good stuff happening as well.
A lot.
So, let’s continue the ride, shall we? I’ll keep choosing something to share each day, and you keep remembering that … you know … Not All News Is Bad.
A Few References:
)Be sure to share Not All News Is Bad — notallnewsisbad.com — with your friends, relatives, co-workers, or anyone who just needs a bit of a daily lift.
Rather than using their rest periods for recuperation, these Australian soldiers have been using their time off to help care for recovering koalas.
Source: Australian Soldiers Are Using Their Time Off to Care for Koalas Displaced by the Fires
How cool.
When Caragan Olles was in the third grade, she was diagnosed with the reading condition, dyslexia. That explained her difficulty in learning but it didn’t stop the insults and humiliation she experienced, so when she was 10, she and her big brother started a nonprofit that helps dyslexic kids get tutoring and trains teachers and family members in understanding what the kids are going through. Now a teen, Caragan has raised hundreds of thousand of dollars to help dyslexic kids and coached thousands of people who now understand the condition.
Source: Giraffe Heroes
It’s the feel-good story of the year.
Source: See NASA astronaut Christina Koch reunite with her dog after a year in space