Is it just me or do others feel as if they are reading "bad news" stories lately in The Forum? Crime, drugs, folks that have gone astray, and sad stories seem so much more prevalent to me these days. I long for the silly and happy stories that used to outnumber the doom and gloom [...]
Tag: good news
Humanity trumps. ;-)
Mike shared a great story with me that he caught on Yahoo's home page. It reminded me of a concept I shared with my students in class on Tuesday about people's behavior in disaster. On Tuesday, we watched Boatlift - a short documentary video (approximately 11 minutes) about the amazing boat evacuation on 9/11. 500,000 [...]
Good souls…
I love good souls. I feel fortunate to live in a place where good souls are more a norm than an anomaly. It is part of the region's charm, and it is a part of the reason I hold North Dakota near and dear to my heart (even as a recent transplant with only 15 [...]
Necessary news…
I appreciate news stories that focus on the positive things going on in our community, state, nation, and world. Let's face it, there just aren't enough of them that make it into the paper. There are too many other things to cover -things like local political happenings, crime, weather concerns, sports, new laws, national issues, [...]
Way to go Joe!
I love good news stories. In a world that has plenty of tragedy and daily reports of folks who are lying, stealing, cheating, or hurting others - I welcome a story that reminds of the good in people. Such is the case today, a good news story about local grocery store owner Joe Lueken from the Bemidji Pioneer. [...]
Positive vibes indeed.
Whenever I travel, I try and regularly check the daily news in The Forum online (InForum). Glancing over the InForum site daily is the way that I stay grounded in the sensibilities of home. Today I read a heartwarming story of a girl's commitment to her blind horse. The horse is a 23-year-old show horse registered as [...]
Paws-itive newspaper clippings…
Who doesn't love a hero? What else but admiration can you have for someone who swoops in to save the day? The hero of the day for me is Jim Johnson who saved three very young kittens Friday who were being attacked by hornets. Amy Dalrymple's story about Jim Johnson captures all the high drama [...]
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