Canada, Ukrainians and Indigenous Peoples
There is More Good In the World Than Bad For almost everyone, the news coming out of the Ukraine of late has been terribly disturbing. We all feel deeply for the Ukrainians and the terrible times they are going through.…
The Uplifting and Life-Giving Life of Dr. Paul Farmer
There’s More Good in the World Than Bad High in the Haitian mountains, the bus in which Paul and Ophelia were traveling came to a sudden stop. Just up ahead, a truck had turned over and there were several people…
A Respected Journalist’s Take On Good News
There is More Good News in the World Than Bad Good Morning. I must admit sometimes I feel as if I am alone, blowing in the wind about there being more good news in the world than bad. Several weeks…
Some 2021 Good News Stories
There is More Good in the World Than Bad January 3, 2002. Marcia was angry. She had just heard Doug Ford’s announcement that he would be following the path of many other governments around the world and return schools to…
Dian Fossey, Gorillas and Tourism*
There is more Good News in the World than Bad Recently there was a good news story on 60 Minutes. It was about Dian Fossey, Gorillas and Tourism* Dian grew up in California. ** Her parents divorced when she was…
Malaria: At last a vaccine
There is more good news in the world than bad At last a vaccine. Saving thousands of lives and affecting millions. “If you think you need to be big to make an impact, then you have never spent a…
Good News: Our Parks, Trails and Protected Lands
There is More Good in the World than Bad There are only 200 steps left to the top. I gasped, “We can do it!!!,” to my wife Pat as we climbed higher on the trail. The top was actually the…
Good News: National Reconciliation Day
There is More Good in the World Than Bad Rupert slowly lowered the paper to his lap. The headline of the article he had just read screamed, “215 CHILDREN’S GRAVES DISCOVERED AT KAMLOOPS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL.” The article outlined how Indigenous…
Humanitarians Do Good Things
Are You a Closet Humanitarian? THERE IS MORE GOOD IN THE WORLD THAN BAD The word humanitarian is typically used to describe a person or an organization who assists people suffering from the effects of a calamity, be it a…
The Legacy of Good Stories From Tokyo
There is More Good in the World than Bad My last blog ended with the story of the homeless man asking me if I was going to watch the Olympics. He was going to, and I did. In fact, Pat…