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I really am a sucker for stories like these. Moments of emergency bring out some of the best things in people.
Reported by various local media affiliates, the rescue occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd, after a house in Arlington Heights caught fire with two elderly residents trapped inside. A 90-year-old man managed to escape, only to try to go back for his 85-year-old wife.
Confined to a wheelchair, she was stuck inside…That’s when a neighbor as yet-unidentified arrived with a sledgehammer and used it to gain entry into the home in time to rescue the woman. The neighbor later emerged with the woman in their arms, and all three were taken to the hospital before being discharged later.
Heroic Neighbor Uses Sledgehammer to Rescue 85-year-old Woman in Wheelchair from House Fire | Good News Network
This article connected in a few ways. First, it supports my belief that regulations and industry standards can make us better off. Second, this research was possible because of people who maintained their family histories. I have enjoyed learning about mine. And third, the research was done at the University of Utah, where my son is a student. How could I not share this?
Prior to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, Americans lived in communities awash with lead from industrial sources, paint, water supply pipes and, most significantly, tailpipe emissions. A dangerous neurotoxin that accumulates in human tissues and is linked to developmental deficits in children, environmental lead levels have come way down in the years since, and so have human exposures.
The proof is in your hair.
Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair – @theU
I like saying “our” in things like this because human beings are amazing and it feels good to just be a part of the species sometimes.
A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced.
If health workers can fully wipe out the worms, it will be only the second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox.
Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease | Ars Technica
Over the past few years, Sparwood resident Debbie Russo has been collecting refundable bottles and cans from across the Elk Valley and donating every dollar to Angel Flight. Recently, while reviewing historical donations, Angel Flight discovered that her contributions beginning with her first donation in August 2021, total an incredible $44,669.84.
Angel Flight provides air travel to patients in East Kootenay, Canada—a remote region—who can’t afford to reach their medical appointments.
Debbie is also a cancer survivor, and cancer has touched her family in profound ways. Before Angel Flight existed, Debbie lost her brother, her sister, and her father to cancer. After years of supporting other causes, she shifted her efforts to Angel Flight, a service she knows firsthand makes a meaningful difference for residents of the East Kootenays.
Spearwood resident recognized for charitable contributions to Angel Flight | Cranbrook Daily Townsman
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