Good News Headlines (Updated)
[Headlines from DRJ]
Firefighters use CPR to save drowning fawn in Oak Grove, Minnesota:
Little tragedies occur every day in nature. On Tuesday, one was in progress in Oak Grove. A pair of twin fawns – so young there were still strands of umbilical cord trailing from their bellies – got trapped in a creek and were about to drown.
‘So blessed.’ Slidell Wal-Mart cashier who walked miles to work given a car after story goes viral:
Singleton, who said she hasn’t owned a car in a decade, has worked at the Wal-Mart on Northshore Boulevard for three years. Slidell Police Officer Brad Peck came across her in the pre-dawn hours Monday as she walked along the U.S. 11 overpass.
“She was really hugging that guardrail, too,” Peck said.
Peck noticed her Wal-Mart uniform and stopped to ask if he could give her a lift. He figured she worked at the Wal-Mart store on Robert Boulevard, the one nearest where they were. But she told him she worked on Northshore Boulevard, some 9 miles from her home.
Child who survived Mall of America fall undergoing further procedures:
The [5 year old boy] boy, named Landen, plunged 40 feet when he was randomly grabbed by Emmanuel Aranda and tossed over the railing.
Aranda has pleaded guilty to attempted premeditated first-degree murder in the April 12 attack. Landen suffered head trauma and multiple broken bones.
The family’s post says Landen is recovering, his spirit is strong, but there is still a long road of recovery ahead. The GoFundMe site has raised more than $1 million over the past month.
UPDATE: More good news – Yoga instructor saved in Hawaii. Thanks to Dave in the comments.
— DRJ
Yes, I imagine there’s not much eating in a newborn fawn. You should let it grow till it’s weaned.
nk (dbc370) — 5/25/2019 @ 7:21 amOh, you’re bad!
My favorite line in that story: “As the old saying goes, you can tell the measure of a man by how he treats someone… or something… that can do him “absolutely no good.”
DRJ (15874d) — 5/25/2019 @ 7:54 am— Now there’s something you don’t see every day, Chauncey.
nk (dbc370) — 5/25/2019 @ 8:44 am— What’s that, Edgar?
— A man taking his mother-in-law out to dinner.
— Oh, I don’t know, Edgar. She hasn’t spoken to him in a month, and he wants to show his appreciation.
Speaking of good news, a hiker missing for several weeks on Maui was found alive and rescued
Dave (1bb933) — 5/25/2019 @ 9:05 amGood grief, what happened to everybody? This place used to be packed. I ask seriously. I liked the lively comments.
Bellman (fc5c41) — 5/25/2019 @ 10:04 amHere’s my own good news headline, from some days ago but still fresh:
Beldar (fa637a) — 5/25/2019 @ 10:16 am@ Dave: First glance at your #4 I interpreted “Maui” as “Mars,” which would have been even more cool.
Beldar (fa637a) — 5/25/2019 @ 10:16 amLove you, Ms. Singleton, and your friends in Slidell.
I used to see one immigrant after the other pushing their stolen grocery carts down the street in front of my house. Young, able-bodied. One day I saw an elderly immigrant couple walking down the street but they were pulling their own hand cart full of groceries. I wanted to kiss them! Class and dignity all the way.
Patricia (3363ec) — 5/25/2019 @ 3:01 pmNot necessarily good, but weird:
Owners of a Noah’s Ark replica file a lawsuit over rain damage
(The damage was to the surrounding property, not the Ark itself; but still…)
Dave (1bb933) — 5/25/2019 @ 4:35 pmThanks for the additions, Dave. I added the Hawaii story above.
DRJ (15874d) — 5/25/2019 @ 4:41 pmThat is a weird story.
DRJ (15874d) — 5/25/2019 @ 4:41 pmFrom another source:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/owners-of-a-noahs-ark-replica-sue-for-rain-damage
Snort! Snicker! Giggle!
The lawyers went in two by two
nk (dbc370) — 5/25/2019 @ 4:53 pmThe insured’s and the insurer’s too
Just to get bucks for the rain
Not to pay bucks for the rain