Good News! Quicksand Love, Cows In Distress

by Kevin Burton     An Indiana boy who was paying attention and cared, saved the day for a young mother.    A young mother cow that is.    “A nine-year-old boy was convinced something was wrong when he spotted a cow in a field acting erratically—and he would not stop begging his mother to turn …

Driver Saves Children From Schoolbus Fire

by Kevin Burton    Kia Rousseve’s job change came under fire. But not to worry. This is a happy ending.    And she is being called a hero.    Some other heroes in England are saving food from being wasted and feeding hungry people. These are our two happy stories today, from reporter Andy Corbley …

How Census Bureau Counts The Disabled

by Mike Schneider Associated Press    The U.S. Census Bureau on Feb. 6 halted plans to change how it asks people about disabilities after facing a growing backlash    Advocates for disabled people had argued that proposed changes to disability questions on the bureau’s American Community Survey would artificially reduce their numbers by more than 40 …

Good News From the Math Classroom

by Kevin Burton    Today on Page 7 we do the math.    I found two math-related stories on the Good News Network. The first shows that students did better in math when music is incorporated into the lessons.    “A new study explored the causal role that music engagement has on student achievement in …

Pregnant Mother Saves Four Drowning Kids

by Kevin Burton    Two more stories today from the Good News Network. God bless that website for reminding us that not every news story has to end in a shootout or a lawsuit.    In the first story a pregnant mother takes action to save four children:     A pregnant mom is being hailed …

A Little Good News To Warm Your Heart

by Kevin Burton    A Michigan seventh-grader steered his schoolmates and himself out of danger by taking the wheel of an out-of-control school bus.    The story of Dillon Reeves’ quick thinking is one of two stories we present today from the Good News Network. There is abundant gloom and doom coming from news outlets. …

A Little Good News Goes A Long Way

by Kevin Burton    Have you had enough of the shouters and the doubters, the doom and the gloom?  How about a little good news?    The Apostle Paul encouraged people to focus on things that are true, honest, just and pure. “If there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on …

Baby Boy’s Vision Saved Thanks To TikTok

by Kevin Burton     Sometimes we get tired of being beat up by the news and decide to go up-beat.    Today we present a second straight day of positive news from the Good News Network. In our first story, a young boy will be blessed to grow up with normal vision thanks to a …

Doctor Runs The Extra Mile To Do Surgery

by Kevin Burton Your favorite news source is going to bring you down chances are, with relentless bad news. So every now and then we celebrate the positive on Page 7. It’s an idea that comes from Philippians 4:8 (KJV) “Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just whatsoever …

A Little Good News Is Good For The Heart

by Kevin Burton    And all my floors do is squeak. Check this out:    Researchers in Switzerland are developing floors that use your footfalls to generate energy.    They have improved their “nanogenerator” with the use of a silicone coating and embedded nanocrystals to produce “a device that was 80 times more efficient, enough …