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Let's Have Some Good News

PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:03 am
by Woodruff
How about some things that SHOULD be national news but aren't...because they're good news. This one is down in PLAYER and thegreekdog's area:

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/jocelyn-rojas-rescued-by-temar-boggs-in-lancaster-pennsylvania-teens-chase-kidnapping-suspect-on-bikes

Re: Let's Have Some Good News

PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:45 pm
by Woodruff
Why aren't men like this celebrated, instead of vain entertainers and the women who f*ck them:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2012/09/18/chuck-feeney-the-billionaire-who-is-trying-to-go-broke/

PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:51 am
by 2dimes
Well, that is kind of depressing in a way.

I kind of used to think. If I could just get a couple of million dollars to use for charitable purposes, I could solve so many problems. Build some terrific things to help poor people, maybe eradicate homelessness in a city or region...
Mean while after more than 6 billion dollars, the effects of Mr. Feeney's works went unnoticed by us.

http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/about-atlantic

Edit: Still considering this after a few hours. I think it's somewhat encouraging to continue trying to effect people in my small sphere in the best ways possible on what ever scale I can. It just brings perspective on how helping others is an ongoing process that can never end.

We can never solve every problem. Somewhere there will always be new ones.

Re: Let's Have Some Good News

PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:53 pm
by Lootifer
Good thread :)

I especially like Feeney

Re: Let's Have Some Good News

PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:27 am
by macbone
Feeney is amazing, and I've never even heard of him.

Re: Let's Have Some Good News

PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:40 am
by hotfire
macbone wrote:Feeney is amazing, and I've never even heard of him.


never watched boy meets world?

Re: Let's Have Some Good News

PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:10 pm
by Woodruff
hotfire wrote:
macbone wrote:Feeney is amazing, and I've never even heard of him.


never watched boy meets world?


Heh.

Re: Let's Have Some Good News

PostPosted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:23 pm
by notyou2
Feeney should give the 2 boys on bikes scholarships.