Not All News is Bad!

“We work together to make a fun bee hotel so the bees can fit their fuzzy little buns in.”

Source: These Girl Scouts are saving wild bees, one ‘hotel’ at a time | Grist

Cool project on several levels.

Coy Featherston’s former classmate canvassed Austin for four days until she found him feeding pigeons outside a church.

Source: Austin American-Statesman ran front-page photo of homeless man. Friends rallied to help. – The Washington Post

Lovely story and outcome.

The letters, written from 1944 to 1946, were so absorbing — and the two friends stood there reading them for so long — that an employee came by and joined them, becoming equally enthralled.

Source: They found a stack of WWII love letters for sale. Then they began to unravel the mystery of who wrote them. – The Washington Post

An incredibly heartwarming story. Perfect.

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Bison in Badlands National Park now have an additional 22,553 acres to roam thanks to a passionate group of supporters who want to see America’s national mammal thrive.

Source: Welcome home! Bison released into new territory | Stories | WWF

Beautiful animals.

Within an hour, Mr Cameron was reunited with his wallet and he shared his amazement on Twitter with posts that have since gone viral

Source: Man gets reunited with his lost wallet after the finder uses bank transfers to communicate | inews

Good thinking!

After moseying over to the Walmart for some dog food and on the way out, 28-year-old Robert Borba heard a woman screaming. “Stop him! Stop him! He stole my bike! He stole my bike!” The cowboy from Oregon recalled the situation to CBS News. “And I kind of look around and all of a sudden […]

Source: Thief attempts to take a woman’s bike, but then a cowboy rides up on a horse to lasso him | TheBL.com

Well worth watching the video on that page. Awesome story.

… one local man says that’s a small price to pay to make a big difference in a life of a child …

Source: Florida man pays off lunch debts for every child in 9 schools | myfox8.com

Simple, thoughtful, and effective.

The annual competition is put on by Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Preserve to choose the fattest bear. This year, Holly beat out Lefty in the championship round, winning more than 80% of the votes.

Source: Stuffed With Sockeye Salmon, ‘Holly’ Wins ‘Fat Bear Week’ Heavyweight Title : NPR

Yep, that’s a fat bear. Fun way to bring awareness to region.

It wasn’t until I got to my desk and began unpacking my backpack that I noticed a lone left ear bud in one of my bag’s side pockets. My heart sunk.

Source: I mistakenly walked off the D.C. Metro with a stranger’s AirPod. I learned — once again — what a small town this is. – The Washington Post

See? Twitter can bring people together.

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Amid chemotherapy, radiation and a 26-hour long surgery to fight cancerous tumors, twelve-year-old Johnny Martin only wanted to talk about one thing.

Source: Boy with cancer who watched dogs from hospital window surprised with corgi ‘dream dog’ | GMA

Once again, ya had me at “Corgi”. 🙂 I know he’ll do a great job.