Good News Notes: “Firefighters diligently train for a variety of risky rescues they might encounter on the job, but this was definitely a first for firefighter Adam Hudson of the High Springs Fire Department. On Sunday just after 2:30 p.m., Hudson’s fire crew, based in Alachua County in north-central Florida, home of Florida State University, was…
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How America’s least sustainable city learned to love recycling
Good News Notes: “From Arlo Guthrie, who wrote a seven-minute song about taking out the garbage, to Shel Silverstein’s Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout, who drowned in her own garbage, our society has long struggled with the excesses of its own existence. Today, Americans hold the title of biggest trash producers in the world, at 6.5…
Extended Foster Care: Shreveport woman moves out of home to help at risk young girls
Good News Notes: “A new law is giving young girls extra time in foster care even after they age out of the system — it’s called extended foster care. A Shreveport woman wants to make sure young girls don’t fall victim to homelessness and has opened up her home as a safe haven. From the…
Shaquille O’Neal buys a home for a 12-year-old boy paralyzed in a shooting
Good News Notes: “Isaiah Payton, 12, and Damean Spear, 15, were shot on October 17 after a high school football game,the Atlanta Police Department said. The shooting was a result of an escalated argument and Isaiah and Damean were not the intended targets, according to police.” “Damean was shot in the leg and was treated…