Old-school news, just in time
by Kevin Burton A young boy has his mother back. From the jaws of tragic loss, comes delicious, unspeakable joy. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia Aug. 10. Since then we’ve read stories with updates on the death toll, the number of people missing and damage to buildings. But one story grabbed me …
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by Kevin Burton The song that topped the pop chart 50 years ago today was for me, a guilty pleasure. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee was an international smash. In addition to the US, it was number 1 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa, …
by Ally Hirschlag BBC It was the sixth straight day of the heat index topping 100F (38C) in New Milford, Connecticut, when the sky turned a sickening shade of puce. I was leading an outdoor theatre workshop, and noticed campers gawking at an ominous, miles-long shelf cloud advancing overhead. Then a thunderclap shook …
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by Kevin Burton Chances are you’ve heard this story by now, of a baby being born mid-air on a Portland, Oregon-bound flight April 24. Page 7 is hardly a breaking news outlet, so I’m guessing you’ve read about it somewhere. But here’s my question: Did Delta Airlines try to charge the mother …
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by Kevin Burton My wife asked me a question, but her question made me ask more questions. This was around Valentine’s Day, and I wanted to write about it right away, but I didn’t get there. Missed my window. But since our anniversary is now only three days away, voila, another window. …
by Kevin Burton Fourteen years ago, give or take six days, I attended a wedding in Wichita. My own. Some of my friends thought I would never get married. So it may have been fitting that the heavens opened up on my wedding night. Jeannette and I exchanged vows at 3 p.m., …
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By Kintan Andanari The Straits Times (Singapore) When Siti Sakinah Zainal sits at the piano, fingers poised on its keys, she begins not by looking at the conductor’s purple baton, but by listening intently. She focuses on the sound of his slow, measured breath, amplified through his microphone. On cue, she starts Georges …
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by Kevin Burton Happiness is a sunny place to be on a slow and sweet Saturday morning. Happiness has its shadings and degrees. Happiness observes no borders, but it is expressed differently and more specifically in the various parts of the world. This we explore today with a list from Merriam-Webster dictionary. …
by Kevin Burton I was distraught, or as we say in the biz, tilted. Spoiler alert: Colby Parkinson saved me. And so, in the aftermath the end of the fantasy football season, I am contented, with three championships to show for my efforts (out of eight leagues), having played “Celebration” by Kool …
by Good News Network Christmas 2025 is better and brighter for one family whose daughter is on the mend from a previously untreatable form of childhood cancer. Christmas 2024 saw then-5-year-old Bryn Ailinger isolated in a child cancer ward, having been diagnosed with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia which harbored a rare and …
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