Good News Blog

October, 2006

Monday, Oct. 30, 2006

Girl turns hobby into help for homeless

Ashley Susi has turned a hobby into a good deed. »

Cat beats death by a whisker

IT looked like the end of the road for a little kitten after he ran into the path of a bus. »

Family’s joy as Pip found safe and well

A FAMILY who lost their dog while holidaying in Edinburgh have been reunited with their pet. »

Racoon reunited: runaway pet is back with his owner

A mystery racoon, caught running wild in Northern Ireland, has been reunited with his owner – thanks to the Belfast Telegraph. »

Hero cop ‘took bullet meant for the other guy’

The hero cop sprayed with bullets while stopping an execution-style slaying in Brooklyn has no regrets about leaping into danger, relatives said yesterday. »

Angel helped frantic couple: Gift at very bottom of box

Bill Ryan could tell this was an emergency. »

Rescue center releases deer back into wild

Eight deer discovered they were free as birds, or free as deer, after being released from rehabilitation in a rural area near Auburn. »

Friday, Oct. 27, 2006

Brother And Sister Reunited After Separate Adoptions 10 Years Earlier

While waiting in line at a temporary employment agency in Mt. Pleasant, Jerry Marks, 22, looked at a girl also standing in the line and got what he told the Morning Sun newspaper was “an eerie feeling.” »

Teacher Reunited With 9-Year-Old Who Helped Save Her

A teacher who suffered a stroke while in a day-care classroom got to thank the student who called 911 and helped save her. »

3,000 Year Old Drawings Returned To Passamaquoddy Tribe

A piece of history, more than 3,000 years old, is back in the hands of its owners. The Maine Coast Heritage Trust exchanged a five and a half acre piece of land for an easement on coastal tribal land in Washington County Monday. »

A Closer Look: On the value of a hometown newspaper

It has been almost two years since I began my job as public safety reporter for the Oroville Mercury-Register. Some people have wondered why I remain in this job after I worked so hard in college and earned two bachelor’s degrees with honors, a social science teaching credential, and earned a 4.0 grade point average during two years in graduate school. How can I describe how incredibly rewarding this job has been over the last two years? Yes, it can be stressful at times, but the intangible rewards are truly momentous. »

University in Alzheimer’s breakthrough

SCIENTISTS in Merseyside may have discovered the first drug ever to tackle the causes of Alzheimer’s disease. »

Teenage hero saves disabled neighbour from blaze

AN HEROIC teenager’s quick-thinking has helped a disabled man escape a potentially fatal fire. »

Their prayers were answered: Families reunited with Marines

Alexander Mejia’s deployment to Iraq was difficult on his parents. »

Hero driver saves passengers from burning bus

AN heroic driver saved the lives of 12 passengers by hurrying them off his bus just seconds before it was engulfed by flames. »

Famed teacher entertains

Ron Clark was right at home Thursday with an after-school group at the Boys & Girls Club. The former teacher of the year danced and laughed with the students who, at first, seemed taken aback by the antics of this stranger in a suit and tie. »

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006

Hero dog of the year receives award

A warm welcome home was provided to military working dog Rex and his handler MA1 Christopher Calloway after receiving the Hero Dog of the Year Award in St. Louis last week. »

Driver reveals his miracle escape

A MOTORIST today told of his miracle escape from his blazing car after it was flattened by a falling tree. »

Heroes of the air

THEY are among the RAF’s most decorated servicemen. When the dogs are howling, the shutters are banging and the rain lashes hard against blackened windows, they are the dedicated few who risk their lives to help save the lives of others. »

My Miracle Gas Blast Escape

A BURNLEY great-grandmother has told of her miracle escape after a gas blast ripped through her upstairs flat, leaving a gaping hole in the wall. »

Survival of missing man seen as miracle

They all say it’s a miracle. »

Morse code makes comeback in sea rescue

Morse code, the dots and dashes signalling system first used at sea on the Titanic and long since consigned to the scrapheap, made a triumphant comeback this week in the rescue of a stranded fisherman. »

Miracle in the mist as gorillas returned to wild give birth

When the baby gorillas Massabi and Koto were captured by hunters 11 years ago, few would have given much for their chances of returning to the wilderness. »

Miracle escape for family after lorry jack-knifes on to taxi

A MOTHER and her two children made a miracle escape from a crushed taxi after a skip lorry jack-knifed and landed on top of the vehicle. »

Scientists discover miracle in the depths

A team of scientists has found bacteria living nearly two miles below ground, dining on sulfur in a world of steaming water and radioactive rock. »

Miracle machine helps crash victim fight back

A young woman who suffered horrendous brain injuries in a car accident is defying medical opinion by fighting back to fitness with the help of a miracle’ machine. »

Every single firefighter passes as a hero

State and fire officials pushed shovels into the ground outside the Statehouse, symbolically breaking ground on what is to become a $1.1 million Fallen Firefighters Memorial. »

Dogs retain memories, might help cure brain diseases

“Don’t I know you?” »

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006

Tale of lifeguards’ rescue by dolphins inspires movie

Like many people around the world, English documentary-maker Nick Stringer was fascinated by the story of dolphins saving Whangarei Heads lifeguards from a shark attack. »

Teenager rescues trucker after lorry overturns

A BURNLEY teenager who helped rescue a man trapped inside an overturned lorry insisted: “I’m no hero”. »

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