Wonderful people in the news

Subject: Wonderful people in the news Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:08 pm

Okay so not technically a person although my own dog continues to be a better person than many people I've met

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090211/twl-brave-dog-died-to-save-children-3fd0ae9.html

Dogs are fantastic people Smile

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:11 pm

Aww,what a brave boy.

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:15 am

That dog was such a wonderful creature.

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:25 pm

AW I can't stop crying. Bless his little big heart! hug

And to be 14 years old too fighting off not one , but two of'em.

R.I.P dead

Little George

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:45 pm

ok, heres something a little less sad... I'm sure by now we've all heard about the Koala fireman
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123220/

Heres video of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XSPx7S4jr4

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:33 pm

Awww! There truly are some good people in this old World. I've always had something about firemen anyway and the fact that they save koala bears somehow makes them even more heroic grin

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:18 pm

Lets all wish China Doll and her beau lots of love and luck

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090214/twl-will-love-save-rare-turtles-3fd0ae9.html

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:46 pm

This is kind of nice.Good to see penguins allowed to be happy.

http://blog.weddingchaos.co.uk/2009/02/13/gay-penguins-get-married-in-the-zoo/

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:30 pm

Aww that's so sweet. I love penguins Very Happy

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:02 pm

Man credits feline friend's paws of life for discovery of large tumour

Most of these stories are animal related.Weird how the name of this is wonderful people in the news,it's easier to find stories about wonderful animals in the news.

Guest

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090221/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_mayors

I don't know about y'all but personally I am pleased to see a president who has such genuine concern for helping this country that he's proactively interacting with states and the local level of government to ensure money isn't wasted. That's just my two cents though. Smile

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:51 am

Another Animal Story!!!

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Technology/Local+boys+free+trapped+dolphins+Mayor/1306112/story.html

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:48 pm

Man hit by truck helping women cross street, ticketed

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:31 am

DarkDreamer wrote:: Another Animal Story!!!

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Technology/Local+boys+free+trapped+dolphins+Mayor/1306112/story.html

Awww I love Dolphins!!

The guy got a freakin' ticket?? WTH!?!?
And good for him for helping out.

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:17 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7905782.stm

clap

I love this guy, what a trooper!

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:03 pm

Aww he shaved off his beard and hair for charity as well. That is such a kind gesture.

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:46 pm

Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers clap

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:49 pm

This story just made me so happy... apparently superheros really can save the day!!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29875894/?GT1=43001

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:56 pm

If I have to get a little crazier when I get older, I think I want to be like this guy:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2904/story/1457151.html

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:23 pm

A long read,but so worth it.

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:40 pm

You were right Ravengrim it was worth the read , thank you for posting that link.

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:49 pm

Another Wonderful Animal Story

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sat May 02, 2009 5:42 pm

Pied Piper Cheats Death

Every time 70-year-old Andy Mackie draws a breath, it's music to his ears - whether there's a harmonica there or not. As CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman reports, Mackie's just glad to be alive.

Mackie jokes, "I guess they don't need a harmonica player in heaven yet."

Mackie, a Scottish-born retired horse trainer, lives in a camper in northwest Washington state - he lives there, even though technically -- medically -- he should have died long ago.

After his ninth heart surgery, Mackie's doctors had him on 15 different medicines. But the side effects made life miserable. So one day he quit taking all 15 and decided to spend his final days doing something he always wanted to do.

He used the money he would have spent on the prescriptions to give away 300 harmonicas, with lessons included. "I really thought it was the last thing I could ever do," he says.

And when he didn't die the next month, he bought a few hundred more.

Harmonicas in hand, he explains, "I just started going from school to school."

It's now 11 years and 13,000 harmonicas later.

"I'll see a pregnant lady on the sidewalk and I'll give her a harmonica for the baby," he says as an example.

Today there's nary a kid in the county who hasn't gotten a free harmonica from Mackie, or played one of his strum sticks.

To keep the kids interested in music as they get older, Mackie now spends the bulk of his Social Security check making them beginner string instruments. He also buys store-made instruments for kids that show a special interest. He provides free lessons to everyone by getting the older kids to teach the younger kids.

Mackie says, "I tell them music is a gift, you give it away - you give it away and you get to keep it forever."

The end result is something truly unique to his corner of Washington. It seems everywhere you look, everyplace you go, every kid you meet has the same genuine passion for fiddle music.

"I can't explain the joy, Mackie says. "I don't think Bill Gates feels any richer inside than I do. He believes he's still living today because of the kids and the music.

And he doesn't expect any harmonica openings in heaven any time soon.

"I don't think the lord wants me yet, I still got something to do here -- lots more kids out there."

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Sat May 02, 2009 5:45 pm

What a fantastic person

Subject: Re: Wonderful people in the news Thu May 07, 2009 6:14 pm

NH boy finds, returns backpack with $8K in cash

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