Katie Couric's Notebook: Good News
Tonight: Strangers Lend a Hand to Job Seekers … Bringing Birthday Parties to Homeless Children. And....When Hope Heals.
No, those aren't really our headlines.They're the headlines on the Good News Network, a Web site devoted to all the good news that's fit to print.
The Washington Post reports that the founder, Geri Weis-Corbley, has seen a 45-percent increase in traffic since last September. The site has more than 1,000 paying customers.
Back in 1940, Eleanor Roosevelt said "this is no ordinary time." The same is true today. It's a very serious time, and our nation is facing some serious challenges.
But still … good things are happening every day. And it's often the worst of times that bring out the best in people. Americans helping a neighbor find work or sending a meal to a family in need.
When the headlines seem bleak, it's nice to know that some really good news is just a mouse click away.
That's a page from my notebook.