Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. Africa to be declared free of polio. – Source
2. Aquariums report a high number of webcam visits amid COVID shutdown from people seeking stress relief. – Source
3. 2,000-year-old redwoods survive wildfire at California park. – Source
4. Members of Slayer, Mastodon, Sepultura, Arch Enemy, and More Covering “99 Bottles of Beer” proceeds raised will go to Old Dog Haven, which describes itself as “a small nonprofit group using a large network of foster homes to provide a loving safe home for abandoned senior dogs.” – Source
5. The legalization of recreational cannabis in Colorado and Washington state was not associated with increases in adolescent treatment admissions for the drug. Nationally, adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis use disorder have been declining recently. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Father-Daughter duo opens library in Chicago with 1,000 free books with plans to open other free libraries on the South and West sides of Chicago, Books 4 Cause is also helping to fill empty storefronts hit hard by the pandemic. – Source
7. Kansas commission adds LGBT nondiscrimination protections. – Source
8. In Moscow, a woman devotes her life to saving dogs. – Source
9. St Louis nurse starts an affordable bandage company for darker skin tones. – Source
10. Sisters who set out to rescue one dog end up saving 10. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Coronavirus cases drop 46% in parts of S. Carolina with mask mandates compared to areas without. – Source
12. Northern white rhino eggs harvested from the final two animals in a bid to prevent extinction. – Source
13. Retired army captain ‘humbled’ by gifted home from Gary Sinise Foundation. – Source
14. For the first time in more than 100 years, the extremely rare wolverine has returned to Mount Rainier National Park. – Source
15. Seattle Municipal Court launches a new program to keep low-level offenders out of jail. – Source
