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EDITOR'S BLOG — As the editor, I need to decide what meets our standards of good news. I was stymied this week when reading about South Africa becoming the fifth nation to sanction gay marriage, after the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Canada.
I know for much of the public — here and in Africa — the subject of same-sex couples still carries the ick factor and, for some, the issue has already been decided by their religion's impression of "the word of God." But, I have to admire, and thus promote to print, the way in which the African National Congress party leaders got down to brass tacks and established with certainty the standard with which this issue should be judged...
This is what it felt like to be a Democrat last week... From Yellow Submarine, by the Beatles, 1969, It's All Too Much! A flowery, lover-ly, Yessiree color explosion.
"It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around here
All the world is birthday cake
So take a piece but not too much
Nice to have the time to take this opportunity
Time for me to look at you and you to look at me."
(Tears begin flowing from the Blue Meanie) [2:29]
EDITOR'S BLOG
For the first time in a long while, a majority of American voters agree with me! And, it's worth celebrating. . . In nationwide polls on Tuesday they seemed to say, "Enough." They are tired of the incompetence; tired of the hypocrisy; tired of corruption; tired of the poisonous atmosphere of politics. They are longing for good governance based on the values celebrated here at the Good News Network: responsibility, integrity, and cooperation...
I'm preparing to launch the Good News Network newsletter — a weekly e-mail that will be easy on the eyes and an inspiration to the soul. If you are a registered user at GNN-i, or if you've subscribed to the newsletter on our homepage, you're already on the list to get the first issue. It'll feature the Top Ten Good News of the Week, which you can forward to your friends, and also weekly advice on how to create a life of good news — a few steps that are certain to improve your outlook, your health and even your prosperity. Sign up now using just your e-mail address. You won't want to miss the first edition.
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The search engine over on the right column of our site is now back in service. Something was causing nasty 404 error pages to be shown to our readers whenever they searched on the site. But it's fixed! Yay. In December I decided to hire a Web site maintainence person to take care of the many problems and upgrades that needed tending. 
EDITOR'S BLOG — As the editor, I need to decide what meets our 
"It's all too much for me to take
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