Every once in a great while something good happens in the world

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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https://www.kptv.com/news/it-means-...cle_527bd104-6d36-11e9-84aa-f788c4bbb4e8.html
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – An Air Force veteran who survived an explosion in southern Afghanistan has a brand new, mortgage-free home in Portland.

Building Homes for Heroes, a nonprofit, partnered with JP Morgan Chase to give the mortgage-free home to Staff Sgt. Aaron Heliker.


Heliker served in the Air Force for a decade before he suffered shrapnel wounds, hearing loss, and other injuries and was honorably discharged in 2013. Now, he says his new home will help him on his road to recovery.
 

Sinus23

Joined Sep 7, 2013
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As a son of a news addict(my late father) I have to say that you need some balance to not forget the good stuff we have done and are doing.
I once went on almost 3 months of sobriety of news after almost a year of unemployment and stabilized rather quickly. ;)

It is good and necessary to know what goes on in the world but when you're in a bad place the negatives have way more impact on your mood and well-being :|

So here are some good news to hopefully balance some of it out https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ :)
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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https://www.kptv.com/thieves-take-s...cle_f884e6de-4c27-5d1b-8679-72e349207c99.html
The Vicks shipped the belt across the country, with the package being left on Moreira's porch earlier this week. His door view camera then captured two thieves stealing the package.

But days after police released images of the thieves and local media told Timmy's story, the two women returned to Moreira's home with the belt and a four-page handwritten note of apology.

"They said they were homeless drug addicts and thought they could make a few extra dollars off of whatever was in the boxes," he recalled.

"I could see the look on their faces, that they were very, very sad and they had been crying."


Moreira said he hugged the women and asked them to take care.

He said he would be hesitant to file charges as long as the women seek help.

"I don't see any other way to do it because everybody has something in their lives they're dealing with," he said.

The note from the women said, "We are so sorry for taking your stuff. Never in a million years would I have stolen from a sick five-year-old myself and am ashamed of what I did."
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/teens-push-car-fonthill-1.5210786

They immediately pulled over to help, but realized the woman's car was "completely done," said McQuillin.

'Are you guys ready to push?'
The boys grew up fixing cars with their dads, so they knew she shouldn't try to drive the broken vehicle.

But the driver couldn't afford a tow truck — so Tarbett looked at his buddies.

"I said, are you guys ready to push?"
 
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