Take a political break and read something uplifting.
As the political divide separates families, closes Facebook accounts and generally makes it uncomfortable to be out in public, there’s still plenty of good news in the world to share. Here are a few uplifting stories to pass around.
Bottle water ban in Massachusetts
Cities around the world have been banning everything from plastic bags to plastic bottles, and now Concord, Massachusetts has become the first city in the country to ban plastic water bottles. An 84-year-old member of the community is championing the cause, and even though bottled water companies are threatening to sue, the state’s attorney general has given the a-OK. It’s a wonderful step toward stopping the massive waste that is bottled water.