It’s Sunday and all around us, lots of news, good and bad.
Bus crash near Rockingham, NC leaves 4 dead and 42 injured, Manhattan explosion leaves 29 hurt, another device discovered a few blocks away, Mayor of New York calls it an “intentional act.” And, gas prices on the rise due to pipeline spill, there are more.
Recent good news headlines: Strangers volunteer to attend funeral for woman who died without family; Waiter gets massive tip after being kind to a grieving widow; Syrian refugee’s random act of kindness leaves Texas woman in tears; Olive Garden waiter goes beyond call of duty to help sick baby.
Looking for bad, all around us. Looking for good, all around us.
In college football yesterday, NC State over Old Dominion, Northwestern over Duke, UNC defeated James Madison, Wake Forest downed Delaware. Other ACC winners: Louisville, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Miami.
Early indications are another very successful Dublin Peanut Festival.
Bladen County Commissioners meet Monday, 6:30 p.m., in courthouse.
Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provoked it.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. Thomas Paine
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