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a2liberal's JournalSeattle man who wore clothes with holes, clipped coupons leaves $188M to institutions
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/late-seattle-man-wore-holes-clothes-leaves-behind-188m-article-1.1532305
Don't forget to VOTE today!
Even if you're in an area without any major publicized elections, check if there are small elections or proposals on the ballot. (Sorry, I only know how to do that in Michigan.) In my area, it's just one proposal on the ballot that I haven't even seen any campaigning on, but it's an important one: renewing a millage for the school district.
Remember that with the low turn-out in off-off-year elections, your vote matters even more. I remember going near closing time one year and they had only had around 10 voters all day in my precinct (though that may have been on a "primary" day in an off-year, not sure). This is not a tiny precinct; in 2012 there were hour-long lines. Your vote could make a huge difference in a local election or in renewing a tax millage or something like that.
GD X-Post: Janitor works without pay trying to keep nursing home running after staff leaves
So it's a sad story in general, and there could be an argument that the janitor should have done something different, but the spirit behind it was still very heartwarming and good news. The guy stayed on-site 24 hrs/day trying to make sure the residents were ok. The full article is worth a read.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014636922
Oregon Bartender Tipped With A Lottery Ticket Wins $17,500 (...)
and tries to give it back to the customer who tipped her. He refuses. She gives him a percentage. Good feelings all around. Yay people!
http://consumerist.com/2013/10/07/oregon-bartender-tipped-with-a-lottery-ticket-wins-17500/
I lost my job today...
Sequester and uncertainty caused by government shutdown (company does mostly government contracts).
Yay Republicans! 
Dairy Queen Manager Kicks Cash-Stealing Meanie Out Of Store, Redeems Humanity
http://consumerist.com/2013/09/19/dairy-queen-manager-kicks-cash-stealing-meanie-out-of-store-redeems-humanity/For once, someone standing up to a jerk got well-earned praise, not punishment. The exchange described above really did happen at a Dairy Queen in Minnesota. The woman who picked up the money claimed that it had been hers all along, and the manager, then working the cash register asked her to leave. He then took $20 out of his own pocket, took it over to the blind man’s table, and simply said, “Here, I think you dropped this.”
That would end the cashier’s day of Being an Awesome Human Being, but it gets even better. A customer watched this entire exchange and wrote a letter to the owner, which was posted on the restaurant wall.
Awesome story, the whole letter is worth a read.
X-Post from GD: "Now... Some random moments of kindness:"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023693224Ex-addict apologizes to store he robbed 11 years ago, returns money. Store owner forgives him.
http://www.nashvillescene.com/bites/archives/2013/09/06/interasian-market-receives-apology-note-300-from-person-who-robbed-the-store-11-years-agoObama administration backs prayer at local government meetings
Lawyers for the administration and two groups of lawmakers from the House and Senate, nearly all Republicans, separately made that argument in briefs to the Supreme Court this week. The high court should relax the constitutional limits on religious invocations at government meetings, they argued.
Much more at link, I couldn't really capture the essence of the article well in 4 paragraphs. It's worth a read. This case could change a lot of accepted case law and result in even further encroachment on the First Amendment and separation of church and state. I liked the way the Michigan Atheists mailing list put it: "Disgusting News".
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-prayer-20130809,0,6470966.story
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