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Kindness is Booming in Montana

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Posted by geri   
Monday, 07 April 2008
Not only did the Helena auto mechanic stop to help a stranger on the highway whose car was in need of major repair, he and his girlfriend drove to town several times, purchased the parts, completed the repair and topped off her fluids -- all for no charge. . . Now, that's some Big Sky kindness! Thanks to Chris Jones and Melinda Wilcox. (Helenair.com has the story) Submitted by Kim Rieser, Helena MT
 

The 50th Anniversary Of The Peace Symbol

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Posted by geri   
Sunday, 06 April 2008
peace-artist-gerald-holtom.jpgIn case you missed this gem in Friday's 'On This Day in History' column (featured every day at the bottom of the Good News Network homepage), the peace sign was created 50 years ago by artist Gerald Holtom in London for an anti-war protest. Peace activists marched from Trafalgar Square to an atomic weapons factory 50 miles away in Aldermaston. The new symbol of their movement was printed on clothing and signs -- and ten days later debuted for Americans in a Life magazine photo. The design incorporated the flag signals (semaphores) for the letters N and D --for Nuclear Disarmament. Gerald Holtom and his anti-nuclear compatriots deliberately didn't trademark the symbol, so it was free for everyone to use.  Happy birthday, peace sign!

(Read this anniversary tribute in the Fredericksburg, VA Free Lance-Star by Edie Gross.)
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Hero Teacher Recovers After Saving Busload of Her Students

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Posted by geri   
Saturday, 05 April 2008
teacher-saves-bus.jpg"Hero" Alabama teacher Amy King speaks about the harrowing accident when a bus driver lost consciousness at the wheel and she prevented the busload of children from veering into oncoming traffic.
 

40 Years Later: Jesse Jackson Remembers MLK

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Posted by geri   
Friday, 04 April 2008
jesse-on-king-ap.jpgRev. Jesse Jackson remembers his final two days alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., recalling the eerie nervousness King felt about his own safety as well as the words of the final powerful speech the night before, and the moment he was shot on a balcony of a Memphis, Tenn., hotel.
 

King's Memphis Motel Now Marks National Civil Rights Museum

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Posted by John W. Whitehead   
Friday, 04 April 2008
mlk-large.jpg40 years ago yesterday -- one day before he was shot -- Martin Luther King, Jr. predicted, “I may not get there with you, but I know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land." The Lorraine Motel where he was killed was rescued as a landmark by a small band of admirers and became the home of The National Civil Rights Museum in 1991.

For a brief moment in 1968, the attention of the nation focused on the tiny Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. It was April 4th, and Martin Luther King, Jr. had come to Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. There was much turmoil surrounding his appearance in Memphis, but King knew what to expect. In a somewhat prophetic tone the night before, he had proclaimed to a capacity audience at Memphis’ Macon Temple that his time may indeed have been at an end. (Watch the speech below)

Less than 24 hours later, King was dead from an assassin’s bullet.
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