I have found it increasingly difficult to find and root out enough Good News on even a weekly basis to keep this section going.

That is a sad commentary.

Not a sad commentary on the world, but a sad commentary on the media of this country that I am exposed enough to, that should the media report any good news, I would surely hear it.

I will discontinue this section shortly.
I don't know if I will fill in this section with a new topic or re-structure the site all together.

Everhat

New York Jets quarterback, Marc Sanchez donates time and money to both the Hollenbeck Youth Center in Los Angeles and Tuesday's Child.

The NBC News story about Sanchez is here.

The Hollenbeck Youth Center provides opportunities for inner-city youth to participate in athletic, educational, cultural and community programs.

Tuesday's Children is a non-profit family service organization that has made a long term commitment to every individual impacted by the events of September 11, 2001 and more recently those who have been impacted by terrorist incidents worldwide. 

The Hollenbeck Youth Center web page is here.
The Tuesday's Children web page is here.

Forty-nine year old Washington National's ballpark vendor saved the life of a young fan during an August game at Nationals Park.

The story was first reported by Dan Stenberg of the Washington Post, here.
The story is also reported on YahooSports.com, here.

Marlow saw the young fan in trouble, dropped his gear and went to help.
Marlow administered the Heimlich Maneuver until a piece of chicken was freed from child's throat.

Carolina Panthers veteran tight end, Jeremy Shockey came to the aid of teammate Ben Hartstock recemtly, saving Hartstock from chocking on piece of food by administering the Heimlich Maneuver as the team ate lunch in the cafeteria of the team's practice compound

The full story can be read on Yahoo Sports.com here, or on CBS News.com, here.

Los Angeles Lakers players, superstar Kobe Bryant and Luke Walton donated a combined $65,000 to two Lakers employees whose contracts were not renewed for the upcoming 2011-2012 season. 

The story is covered here, at Yahoosports.com.

Bryant and Walton donated the money from their 2010-2011 playoff bonuses.

The money went to Chris Bodaken and Patrick O'Keefe.
Bodaken began as a ballboy for the Lakers in 1986 and had been the director of the Lakers video services for the previous ten years. O'Keefe worked as video coordinator for the Lakers for the past six years.

There is not much more that can be said.
A good deed is a good deed.

Kudos to Bryant and Walton.

Larry Powell, School Superintendent of the Fresno, California school system is taking an $800,00 pay cut over the next three and a half years - voluntarily.

Powell's term expires in 2015.
Powell will return $288,241 in salary and benefits for the next three and a half years.
Powell will earn a salary of $31,000 a year until his term is up.
Powell will receive no benefits.
First-year teachers in the state of California earn an average of $41,000 a year.

Powell is 63 years old.
He started his career as a civics teacher.
He has stood firmly against bullying in schools.
The money he will not be receiving in salary and benefits will go into the state's discretionary fund. Powell hopes to moves those funds to a few projects including programs for preschool and kindergarten, arts programs, and a project he strongly endorses that helps students who earn B and C grade point averages in high school head toward college.

But - let Mr. Powell explain himself.

You can read all about Mr. Powell and his decision.
The story has been reported in a lot of places.
Here are a few choices:

The Huffington Post
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Sacramento Bee
MSNBC
Fox News

There is not much more that can be said.
A good deed is a good deed.

Kudos to Mr. and Mrs. Powell.