Good News Headlines 9/22/2025
WBOC TV Chief Meteorologist Dan Satterfield On WBOC, November 4, 2024. Image Courtesy Screengrab Via Delmarva Life/YouTube
Longtime TV weatherman reveals ‘effective tool’ Americans have to stop Trump’s censorship
by Carl Gibson, Alternet
Dan Satterfield — who retired from Salisbury, Maryland CBS affiliate WBOC-TV in 2024 after 12 years at the station — acknowledged that he had been inundated with messages from people asking how they can best fight back against broadcaster censorship. And he drew on his wealth of TV news experience to tell his audience that they already had a powerful weapon at their disposal. “The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?…Trust me. I worked in TV for 45 years. Nothing you do will have a greater impact. Nothing.”
‘DoorDash for Good’ Rescues 250 Million Pounds Of Food From Becoming Waste
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
In the late 20-teens, a sort of DoorDash service for good began rescuing donated food in Pittsburgh that was nearing its expiration and diverting to other recipients who could use it. Connecting with hundreds of local businesses, and with the help of an app they designed, 412 Food Rescue had created the largest volunteer-led food transport network in a single urban region by 2019. 25,000 volunteer drivers used a DoorDash-like app called Food Rescue Hero to find donations of food that was perhaps not saleable for aesthetic reasons, or was nearing its sell-by date, or had arrived as part of a shipping or ordering mistake.
Japanese Man Becomes Oldest Person To Reach Mount Fuji Summit At 102
by The Guardian
Kokichi Akuzawa has become the oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Fuji at the age of 102 – despite almost giving up during his trek. “I was really tempted to give up halfway through,” Akuzawa said. “Reaching the summit was tough, but my friends encouraged me, and it turned out well. I managed to get through it because so many people supported me.” Akuzawa climbed with his daughter Motoe, 70, his granddaughter, her husband, and four friends from a climbing club. His achievement has been recognised by Guinness World Records. The group camped for two nights en route before their ascent to the top of Mount Fuji.
Pizzeria Owner Sees People Eating From Dumpster, Offers Them Free Pies And A Slice Of Dignity
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
A Minnesota pizzeria owner is making headlines for the kindness he’s shown to dumpster divers behind his restaurant. “I can’t sit in a building full of food and watch somebody starve in my parking lot,” he told national news, determined to take action. Pretty much as soon as Chris Kolstad took ownership of Pizza Man in Columbia Heights 6 years ago, he discovered that people were eating out of his dumpsters. It could have been animals, but then again, animals don’t enjoy their food with napkins and a bottle of water. He had put out signs at first, asking them to stop, but not only didn’t they, but a short time ago it became far more frequent.
Beating Cancer Required Thousands For Parking: She Now Fundraises For Other Patients’ Parking
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
Given all the expenses and anxieties that come with battling cancer, one might think that parking fees really shouldn’t be among them. Yet as wild as that may sound, some hospitals and cancer centers in Canada either charge for parking—as much as CAD$12 a day—or don’t have large enough on-site parking, forcing patients to park in private lots or on the street where the costs can be even higher. A 6-month battle against cancer means those parking fees can breach the thousands column, but one cancer survivor is fundraising to pay for cancer patients’ parking, ensuring that in at least one sense they have no burden to bare.
