Monday, January 25, 2010

Good News Stories

1. "Chemical Ali" (Ali Hassan al-Majid) has his date with the gallows! BBC News has the story. This song keeps playing in my head:

(Munchkins)

Ding-dong the witch is dead

Which old witch? The wicked witch!

Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead

Wake up you sleepyhead

Rub your eyes, get out of bed

Wake up the wicked witch is dead

She's gone where the goblins go,

Below - Below - Below

Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.

Ding Dong's the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low

Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead!

2. Prison inmates take up a collection for 2-year-old girl killed by a truck, so that her family can buy a proper headstone.

3. Sixteen doctors and nurses in Colorado Springs have volunteered to be the first wave of volunteers to bring desperately-needed healthcare professionals and supplies to Haiti.

4. Thousands of Iraq or Afghanistan vets who were given the bum's rush out of the military due to PTSD may be eligible for benefits as a result of a class action suit. Source: AP/MSNBC article

Information on lawsuit: http://www.ptsdlawsuit.com/

National Veterans Legal Services Program: http://www.nvlsp.org/

PTSD Information Center: http://www.ptsd.va.gov

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