Good News Notes: “Alanis Morissette has opened up about addiction and therapy in a new interview. Speaking to The Guardian, the Canadian rock star described herself as “such an addict” and said that without therapy, she’s not sure how she would have coped. Speaking about her addictions, Morissette said her main ones were ‘work addiction, love addiction and food addiction.’…
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‘Love’ mural at UNC Rex Hospital serves as a bright spot in dark times
Good News Notes: “ A new mural at UNC Rex hospital has become a bright spot in dark times. The artist is a surgical technologist at the hospital. The letters spell “Love” and that’s what Jamar Harris put into the mural. “I feel that we should love each other, you know. No matter what background you…
Cleanup begins for vacant lot in Trenton that had become an illegal dump
Good News Notes: “Volunteers, neighborhood residents and government officials gathered on a cold and windy Thursday morning to mark the beginning of the cleanup of an illegal dumping ground in Trenton. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection joined forces with United by Blue and the East Trenton Collaborative to clean up what once had…
Remembering the forgotten with simple warmth and kindness | WPRI.com
Good News Notes: “It was a simple idea that sprung from a family tragedy. About four years ago, Nick Georgette’s high school psychology class project led to a surprise Christmas gift for his dad’s nursing home roommate. ‘He told us this is the only gift I’ve gotten for Christmas in the past 20 years,’ Georgette…
LOOK: About 100 people got married at Denver’s wedding-palooza
Good News Notes: “We’ve been together almost four years,” Don Kuroda said Friday, moments after he and his bride, Kim, were married. “Five,” Kim interjected. “Yes, five,” Don corrected. The newly-minted couple wedded alongside dozens of others on Valentine’s Day during the city’s 13th annual celebration of love. During the event, the city sets up…
Virginia Beach couple falls in love through cardiac rehab program
Good News Notes: “It’s been over a year since Virginia Beach resident Marjorie Moss found herself frozen in fear while walking her dog. ‘I just had this chest pain that came from my neck and into my jaw. Being a woman, you know it’s very atypical type of chest pain, and I just got very…
Swans, warthogs to make debut at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo for Valentine’s Day
Good News Notes: “Love is in the air at Woodland Park Zoo as Valentine’s Day approaches — making a perfectly appropriate time for a pair of swans and a duo of warthog sisters to make their debut. The trumpeter swans, Sarah and Cygmond, will debut at the Seattle zoo on Friday, Feb. 14. Sarah, a 6-…
Martin Luther King Jr. explains the meaning of love in rare handwritten note
Good News Notes: “Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a rare handwritten note by Martin Luther King Jr. on the meaning of love has been discovered. The note, believed to be from sometime in the mid-1960s, is up for sale through the memorabilia company Moments in Time. While the note’s sale price of $42,000 may seem…
An Oregon City man marries the love of his life with days left to live
Good News Notes: “An Oregon City couple said, ‘I do,’ Friday, and not a moment too soon. On Wednesday, Tim Voss found out he was dying. That very same day, he proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Laura. They were married in the same hospital room that they will say goodbye.” View the whole story here:…
Student writes worrisome message on bathroom wall; classmates respond with love and support
Good News Notes: “The question read, ‘Is life worth all the B.S.?’ Golden High School English teacher Ashley Ferraro noticed the message in the girls’ bathroom last week. She immediately encouraged her students to respond with their own supportive words written on sticky notes and posted on that bathroom wall. More than 50 notes now…