Not All News is Bad!

…the women in the terminal, there must have been six or seven of us, not women who knew each other, approached and surrounded her and the little boy and we knelt down and formed a circle around them.

Source: Something extraordinary at LAX today… (writing… – Beth Bornstein Dunnington (Facebook, no account required)

It’s a moving, and thoughtful story.

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Sting the dog was all alone at the library with no one there to read to him. That’s all changed now!

Source: ‘Sad’ dog looking for kids to read to him is now all booked up

Made me smile. 🙂 (It’s a cool program in general.)

Owner Anton Kotar says it’s not done as charity.

Source: Top-rated KC restaurant offering former inmates a job, and so much more

“Kotar has hired around 25 former inmates since the restaurant opened five years ago.” Awesome.

After hearing Washington state medical debt stories for an investigative report, we decided to do something about it. Our goal: buy as much medical debt as we could.

Source: $1 million in medical debt forgiven in Washington by KIRO 7, Jesse Jones | KIRO-TV

It’s sad that this is the state of medicine here, but it’s absolutely awesome to see people coming together like this.

Coffee beans contain phytochemicals that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. … Caffeine and other phytochemicals have specific effects on enzymes that regulate liver function, insulin and glucose metabolism, and DNA repair.

Source: Coffee declared healthy (for most) — yay!

Definitely good news for a Starbucks diehard such as myself. 🙂 Yay!

Staff at Peter Munk Cardiac Centre transformed atrium into a grand winter-themed wedding hall.

Source: ‘Hospital overwhelmed us with kindness.’ Man waiting for heart transplant gets to attend daughter’s wedding | Toronto Star

And, yes, two days later he also got his heart. Nice story.

A local company goes above and beyond.

Source: ASHBURN STORIES: FLOWERS FOR AJ » The Burn

More than good PR, just … good.

William Chesser has served his entire life. He spent six years in the Army and fought in Korea. When he returned home, he obtained a bachelor’s degree from Troy University

Source: Korean War veteran donates 30th gallon of blood | Local | dothaneagle.com

That’s a lot of blood! (But there’s a lot of need….)

Using a combination of 3-D printing and cultured cells, scientists in China have grown new ears for five children born with a defect…

Source: Scientists grow new ears for children with defect – CNN

And this is just the beginning.

Extreme poverty is defined as living at a consumption (or income) level below 1.90 “international $” per day. International $ are adjusted for price differences between countries and for price changes over time (inflation).

Source: World population living in extreme poverty, 1820-2015

Another amazing sign of progress that’s easily overlooked.