3 Good Things: We all could use some good news
A weekly feature aiming to provide some relief from doomscrolling.
Some good news about a Portland “biking bus,” a happy couple and an alternative to the rat race.
Oct. 18, 2022
Some good news about your sleeping mind, new frontiers against cancer and civic-minded party people.
Oct. 11, 2022
Some good news about closing the pay gap, improving future layovers and getting to know 100 fetuses.
Oct. 4, 2022
Some good news about suburban wildlife, spooky Salem real estate and art by DALL-E.
Sept. 28, 2022
Some good news about what others think of you, what’s growing in once-neglected spaces and some civic-minded carpentry.
Sept. 13, 2022
Some good news about a plant hack, a baby boom and the sound of a black hole.
Sept. 6, 2022
Some good news about rewilding, famine prevention and “pre-bunking.”
Aug. 30, 2022
Some good news about a thriving ecosystem, lower gasoline prices and the American pastime.
Aug. 16, 2022
Some good news about fossil footprints, art for fish and economic mobility.
Aug. 9, 2022
Some good news about beach bias, an injustice from 1693 and the next frontier of medicine.
Aug. 2, 2022
Some good news about a dog-assisted rescue, Joni Mitchell’s return to the stage and a few thousand big cats.
July 26, 2022
Some good news about the gifts of grandparenting, star-crossed stars and one more way that dogs earn their kibble.
July 19, 2022
Some good news about harmless fun, friendship across a great divide and the power of cash incentives.
July 12, 2022
Some good news about a rare sighting, a biological solution and an oasis of tolerance.
July 5, 2022
Some good news about reducing waste, a heroic dive and bird-on-bird intimidation.
June 28, 2022
Some good news about shorter workweeks, the road to redemption and unexpected compassion.
June 21, 2022
Some good news about high-heel-related injuries, the hive mind of Twitter and a very German approach to savings.
June 14, 2022
Some good news about your power at the polls, an island of safety in the Pacific and Queen Elizabeth II’s most recent 70 trips around the sun.
June 7, 2022
Some good news about Florida’s next generation, California’s oldest state park and a handy new farmers’ market.
May 31, 2022
Some good news about going back to the big top, funding inspiration and making a special delivery.
May 24, 2022
Only in Florida, the best medicine and the power of positive posting.
May 17, 2022
Good news about nurture over nature, an intact moral compass and the unsinkable Devil’s Hole pupfish.
May 10, 2022
Good news about cellphone moderation, a growing bison herd and Oreo research.
May 3, 2022
‘Anti-aging’ taken to the extreme, javelina happy ending and one pint of O negative to go, please
April 26, 2022
Working pups, X marks progress and just what they needed
April 19, 2022
Turns out that all earthlings, even the warring kind, can agree on at least one thing: vanilla and peaches are the best scents.
April 12, 2022
Under pressure, lend a hand and passing the torch
April 5, 2022
Conservation works, call in reinforcements and drink your medicine
March 29, 2022
The way we were, listen to teacher and what’s in a name?
March 22, 2022