Good News Notes: “Mom’s Pantry executive director Pam Trudeau expressed her gratitude for Barkley’s donation in a statement. ‘Words can’t express how excited we are to receive a gift of this magnitude from Mr. Barkley,’ Trudeau said in the statement. ‘Mr. Barkley’s donation will help provide food for thousands of people including veterans, retired folks,…
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10 species of apple, presumed extinct, have been rediscovered in the American West
Good News Notes: “The Lost Apple Project rules. Here’s the gist: David Benscoter and EJ Brandt, a Vietnam veteran and a retired FBI agent, are amateur botanists. They love apples. Specifically, they love old species of apples that are thought to be extinct. The two men traipse around the Pacific Northwest and find decrepit apple…
Lacrosse Coaches Help Medical Personnel on the Front Line
Joe Amplo, lacrosse coach for the Navy men’s team, finds himself idle from coaching but not from helping. After speaking with his brother, Kris, he found out his younger sibling was working on a plan to team up with restaurants to feed the medical teams in New York fighting the coronavirus. The following day Joe,…
Retired doctor, 67, gives birth in China after getting ‘pregnant naturally’
Good News Notes: “A 67-year-old retired doctor has given birth in China — potentially making her the country’s oldest new mother.” “The woman, surnamed Tian, gave birth to a girl on Friday at Zaozhuang Maternity and Child Health Hospital, where she had worked as a doctor before retiring, in the country’s northeastern Shandong province.” “A…