These NewsOK stories will make you feel good about our little planet
I posted yesterday some of the stories in my ‘we-can’t-make this-stuff-up’ category.
Today, I’m posting stories from the ‘the-world-is a-good-place’ category to be certain I give a fair account of our coverage.
(Though, to be fair, the stories from the ‘we-can’t-make-this-stuff-up’ department traditionally generate more article page views than the stories from the ‘world-is-a-good-place’ department).
Let’s start with this harrowing tale. We had a story yesterday about a woman from Stonewall who was honored for here efforts in helping rescue a man from a pack of wild dogs attacking him.
At the time of the attack, Jennifer Sweet, 28, of Stonewall, was on her way home from dropping off her husband at work. Her toddler was in the back seat of the car when she drove up on the horrific scene — a man covered in blood surrounded by a pack of animals acting more like hungry wolves than domestic pets.
He lived, and she’s a hero. That makes me feel good.
Then there’s this tale about a much friendlier dog named Tigger, a service animal who alerts Deona Boyle when she is about to have an epileptic siezure.
Tigger can sense the onset of Boyle’s seizures before they happen. “He puts his paws on me, nudges me with his nose,” she said. “That’s my signal to sit down, wherever I’m at.”
And there is this great story about a 10-year-old entrepreneur who sells unique homemade parachute cords to support an initiative to send care packages to her brother during his deployment with the Oklahoma National Guard.
At first she wanted to raise money to buy herself a golf cart. Then she decided half of her proceeds could be used to send care packages to her older brother and his Oklahoma National Guard buddies, who are serving with the U.S. Army’s 45th Infantry Brigade in Afghanistan.
I have a wonderful 10-year-old who is learning to save his money and use it wisely. I understand how the fact that this girl wants to give some of it a way to a cause is quite impressive.
And my personal favorite, which I posted on Twitter about earlier in the week, is Jenni Carlson’s column about the exceptional sportsmanship displayed by the U.S. women’s soccer team after losing a heart-breaker to Japan on Sunday. I’m a soccer fan and a patriot, but I frankly didn’t care much about who won that game as I watched it … until it was over. That’s when I became a big fan of the U.S. women’s soccer team.
In the moments after Team USA suffered heartbreak like never before, Wambach was the model of grace and class. A sports world that is often void of common decency should take notice.
Four happy stories that will allow us, for a few moments this afternoon, to look past some of the other important stories we have on NewsOK — like the story about woman accused of abusing a 5-year-old girl or the story about the New Mexico judge arrested on charges of raping a prostitute.
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