Decent News, October 2001

Some of the more decent news in the world: hopeful, courageous, funny, or just cool. A few are not pleasant, but are stories I think need to be heard. The following are all LINKS to external sites. Some links (e.g., many boston.com) stop working after a few days; some do not. General News is the second half of this page. URLs are added when appropriate (not necessarily daily).

Responses to Terrorism

  • In life as in war, overcoming fear one small step at a time at the Boston Globe, 10/30/01
  • A Letter to (Cantor Fitzgerald) Colleagues at MSNBC.com, 10/26/01. The time to appreciate your colleagues is right now.
  • Street scavenger leaves $1 million for attack victims at CNN.com 10/28/01
  • Dogs aid recovery for terror victims at MSNBC.com 10/27/01
  • U.S. children send money to Afghan kids at CNN.com 10/26/01
  • College dining hall serves common ground for Muslim, Jewish students AP at Boston.com, 10/24/01
  • Police-community relations improved since terrorist attacks at CNN.com, 10/21/01
  • An 84-year-old veteran gives his last breath in Pentagon relief effort at Boston.com 10/21/01
  • Three strangers join to feed 1,500 emergency workers a day at ground zero at Boston.com 10/21/01
  • Refugees bring message of hope to Americans at the Boston Globe, 10/21/01
  • Americans redefine relationships amid upheaval at CNN.com 10/21/01
  • Comic book honors the picture of heroism at the Boston Globe. 10/19/01
  • Making a statement against fear, widow of passenger who fought hijackers takes same flight at Boston.com 10/19/01
  • 'This is my struggle': Muslim teens who wear traditional garb are torn between customs and assimilation at the Boston Globe, 10/18/01
  • First `Internet war' gives Americans non-American viewpoints at Boston.com 10/18/01 ... seeing different sides.
  • Cloaked in hope: Activist seeks role for women in Afghan government at the Boston Globe, 10/17/01 ... not very hopeful, but it needs to be heard.
  • Scientist wants to atone for his work at the Boston Globe 10/17/01. I hope he succeeds in atoning.
  • Family brings in harvest for airline captain killed in terror attacks at Boston.com 10/13/01
  • Cosmic tribute to terror victims (Astronomy) at news.bbc.co.uk 10/12/01
  • An imam reflects on Islam, the world at the Boston Globe 10/13/01
  • Newspaper profiles of victims hit home for readers at CNN.com 10/12/01
  • Bush urges U.S. children to aid Afghan children at CNN.com, 10/12/01
  • American, United employees run with flag across America at Boston.com 10/11/01
  • Floodlights shine on mosques Muslims invited to share, teach ... at the Boston Globe, 10/9/01
  • An old soldier's caveat on the flag-waving at the Boston Globe. 10/9/01
  • In terror aftermath, Muslim firefighters cope with more than grief, rubble at Boston.com 10/4/01
  • Volunteers accompany Arab-Americans, Muslims who fear backlash, violence from terror attacks at Boston.com 10/4/01 Wow!
  • Ellerbee's 'Nick News' turns 10 at CNN.com, 10/3/01 "...we as a nation have gone out of our way to teach children that violence isn't a mature answer. And I was shocked to learn they were listening to us."
  • Tuned in: Subway musicians say terror attacks awakened the city at the Boston Globe. 10/3/01
  • Ozawa final season with 'prayer' at the Boston Globe, 10/3/01
  • Musicians supplant sass with sincerity at the Boston Globe, 10/2/01 "I think right now is a time to give it all up - give up hatred, give up grudges, give up differences, give that all up, 'cause it's not worth it" Also: Jane's Addiction still making joyful noise "my point is to provide music and give people a platform to liberate themselves."
  • Trade Center burn victim wanted a quick death, now looks forward to a long life at Boston.com, 10/2/01 '"I owe a lot to them for lying to me," Dhingra said.'
  • Terrorists crack illusions, but not our spirit at the Boston Globe, 10/2/01
  • The Taliban's bravest opponents at Salon.com. 10/2/01 Link to RAWA.
  • Thousands mourn one firm's World Trade Center victims in Central Park service at Boston.com 10/1/01
  • Cartoon-character bedsheets: Business tries to put itself back together after Trade Center attack at Boston.com. 10/1/01
  • A good tie had by all at Leary hockey fund-raiser at the Boston Globe. 10/1/01

    General

  • Christopher Reeve tells parents: Let children find their own calling AP at Boston.com, 10/27/01
  • FARM SCENE: Pennsylvania's two newest wind farms begin supplying clean energy AP at Boston.com
  • Islamic women games open in Iran with parade, live concert by a woman to a mixed audience AP at Boston.com ... interesting.
  • Chicago man credited with helping tens of thousands of inner city teens get into college AP at Boston.com 10/23/01 Also Chicago man credited with sending thousands to college at CNN.com 10/23/01
  • Gay hero emerges from terrorist attacks: Passenger who fought back aboard Flight 93 AP at Boston.com 10/23/01
  • FARM SCENE: Delaware honors four families who carry on a farming tradition for over 100 years AP at Boston.com 10/23/01
  • Two men pull elderly woman from burning car at Boston.com 10/21/01
  • She won't be labeled at the Boston Globe, 10/19/01 "a bright and budding star like Delmhorst has choices that, even 10 years ago, she could not have imagined."
  • Mental training for learning disabilities? at CNN.com 10/16/01
  • Neighborhood volunteers get heroes' welcome at the Boston Globe, 10/18/01 "We help them understand that to live educated and productive lives gives them a greater reward than crime or rioting. How do you measure that?"
  • Molecule-wide transistor built, Boston Globe, 10/18/01
  • Heavier birds flying south in a V-formation are the best migrators ... at Boston.com 10/18/01 ... another one of those, "That's kinda cool" science stories.
  • Female journalists from Colombia, Spain, Sudan honored for courage at Boston.com. 10/17/01. Not a pretty tale but a lot of courage.
  • Focusing on the visions of children: Photographer Wendy Ewald and students reveal real life on film, at the Boston Globe. 10/15/01
  • Amid the mist and memories, a 5.7-mile walk toward hope at the Boston Globe, 10/15/01
  • The key master: Matthew Savage was born with autism, and born to play at The Boston Globe, 10/13/01
  • Team spirit gives Harvard coach strength in her battle with cancer at the Boston Globe 10/6/01
  • Picturing the essence of 'Sacred Places' at the Boston Globe 10/6/01
  • Girl living normally after half her brain removed at CNN.com. 10/8/01
  • Homeowners' hero: Advocate retiring after decades of fending off foreclosures ... Boston Globe 10/4/01
  • 'Domino' liver transplant gives new life to 2 patients at the Boston Globe 10/3/01
  • Light and joyful new anthem plays to strengths of the choir at the Boston Globe, 10/2/01
  • $230 million library opens in Alexandria at CNN.com 10/1/01 "How important it is for us to know each other and open up to one another" -Suzanne Mubarak
  • Molecule developed that can seek out and destroy cancer cells at Boston.com, 10/01/01
  • Chocolate industry to target child slavery on cocoa farms at the Boston Globe, 10/01/01 "Specialists say it will be the first time an agricultural industry has taken responsibility for its product from harvesting to market."
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