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Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark Media and there jutting back with five good

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news stories. A woman had a father who was her

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pen pal while growing up. She has decided to share

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her father with the world. It is the Dad Letter Project.

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Whatever happened during Rosie's life growing up, she got a

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letter from her dad, buzz. It could be the week

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before summer camp, first day at college, moving in her

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first apartment, Dad would send a letter. She got the

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letter virtually every ten days until she had thirty five

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hundred letters. The project website says, sometimes you just need

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a dad tromind you that you're doing great, to offer

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unsolicited life advice, or to tell you joke so bad

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you have no choice but to laugh. It's like a hug,

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but on paper. She told ABC News, people wanted to

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hear from a dad. They wanted to hear from a

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father figure. So many people don't receive anything in the mailbox,

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be sides, maybe coupons and bills. Dads are coming up

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with words to say to you. They're putting the address

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on the envelope, putting a stamp on it, and sending

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it out. It's authentic and special. Each participant requests a

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letter based around a topic or event in their lives

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and then you get a letter from Dad. That's pretty cool.

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In Portland, the Portland Street Response has worked as an

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alternative first responder agency serving people who have mental health issues.

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Unarmed staff members are dispatched to provide services to those

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with suspected substance use issues. Some have basic needs like housing.

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The group points out police or trained to respond to crimes,

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mental health is not a crime. Even pandemics are sounding

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the alarm on their own lack of training this way,

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having dedicated teams who are specifically trained to provide care

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for someone struggling with mental health as a better solution.

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They're relying on police or other first responders. That's pretty smart.

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The Portland Street Response Team has filled at nearly forty

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thousand calls since twenty twenty one. A Canadian politician was

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preparing to retire. She celebrated her time in office by

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donning three hundred and sixty next ties at the same time,

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which broke a Guinness World record that beat the record

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of a three hundred and thirty set in twenty twenty three.

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Marwa told Guinness I accepted the challenge of breaking the

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record for most neckties worn at once to show that

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women are equal to men and that women can also

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wear many ties. It took forty eight minutes. In Pennsylvania,

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the fire department is like, will you please return the

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Smokey the Bear's sign. The firefighters were out on a call.

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They come back. The smoking the Bear sign is gone.

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The Bear Creek Township Volunteer Fire Rescue posted on social

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media they came back from a call. The sign had

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been removed from its base using a saw. The sign

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features the image of smoking the bear pointing at the

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words remember only you who can prevent forest fires. Come on, guys,

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give the sign back. And in Dallas, a man was

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left speechless. His wife used a couple's painting night to

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announce her pregnancy. Alvin's out there with Cassie. It's couple's

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painting night, their painting. Cassie turns around her canvas, is like, hey,

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what do you think. He's just looking at the painting

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and he missed the words that said I'm pregnant. Eventually

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he noticed what it said. Congratulations guys, And those are

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your five good news stories for today. I'm a good

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one