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33. Born in Maryland and living in North Carolina. I like to spread some positivity and support others. β˜€οΈπŸ’™ Threads: www.threads.net/@arayofsunshine21


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My thoughts about July 4th. I'm keeping it simple today, if you haven't registered to vote for the upcoming elections, please do so! Our democracy is on the line this November!

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Good Afternoon Bluesky friends and Happy Thursday! I hope everyone is having a great day. Today here in the US is Independence Day or the 4th of July; to anyone celebrating it, have a safe and fun day today πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ. Happy Birthday to late singer Bill Withers and the Tuskegee Institute opened in Alabama.

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Good evening Bluesky friends and Happy Tuesday! No "Sunshine's Positive Stories" this week as the 4th of July week is upon us. I am behind in giving past headlines from the previous days, so tomorrow I will catch up on that on here!

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Thursday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to late author Helen Keller and Whitney Houston became the first woman in US History to enter the album chart number one. #PositiveNews

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Wednesday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to singer Chris Isaak and the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can marry no matter where they reside in the U.S. #PositiveNews

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Let's close out "Sunshine's Positive Stories" with a unique find from over 200 years ago. Archaeologists discovered 35 glass bottles from George Washington's cellar in his Mount Vernon home. 29 of the glass bottles contained perfectly preserved cherries and others contained berries. #PositiveNews

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National Geographic host and writer Christian Cooper recently won a Daytime Emmy Award for his show "Extraordinary Birder" as Outstanding Daytime Personality. You may recognize Cooper from an incident that happened in 2020 when the "Central Park Karen" called the cops on him for wrong reasons.

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A New Orleans news anchor, Karen Swensen, saw 90-year-old Air Force vet Dillion McCormick pushing carts at a local grocery store in humid 90 degree weather. McCormick has worked at the store for awhile saying his Social Security only pays part of his bills. #PositiveNews

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Mike Scotland has been suffering from depression since his 20s and one day decided to take his own life at the River Don in Scotland; thankfully he changed his mind and instead decided to clean up the river from the tons of litter to help his depression. #PositiveNews

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Three Scottish brothers are set to break a voyage record across the Pacific Ocean. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean are planning to row 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia all for charity. The brothers have done this type of voyage before as they were the youngest and fastest to row the Atlantic Ocean

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Let's start "Sunshine's Positive Stories" with a story of one woman's path of getting her degree after 83 years! 105-year-old Virginia Hislop graduated with a Master's Degree in Education from Stanford University. She attended the University in 1940 but she had to put her Master's on hold.

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After a two week hiatus, "Sunshine's Positive Stories" returns tonight at 8PM Eastern featuring six positive news stories from the last couple of weeks. Until then, let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to late chef Anthony Bourdain. #PositiveNews

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Good Afternoon Bluesky friends and Happy Monday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to late shoe salesman Chuck Taylor, New York legalized gay marriage, and Canadians heard the first performance of Canada's National Anthem 'O Canada' 🍁

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Thursday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to singers Lionel Richie, Brian Wilson and actor John Goodman and Kazimierz Piechowski and three of his friends escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Tuesday. It's been awhile! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to musician Paul McCartney and Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. #PositiveNews

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Good afternoon Bluesky friends and Happy Thursday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to actor Chris Evans and President Lyndon Johnson nominates Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court. #PositiveNews

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Good afternoon Bluesky friends and Happy Wednesday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to late Holocaust victim and author Anne Frank and The Supremes became the first American group to score five consecutive U.S. number one hits. #PositiveNews

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Tuesday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Ferris Bueller's Day Off and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial premiers in theaters and President John F. Kennedy proposes the Civil Rights Act of 1964. #PositiveNews

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Good afternoon Bluesky friends and Happy Thursday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when troops from Britain, US, Canada and many others stormed the Normandy coast to liberate mainland Europe from Hitler's tyranny.

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Wednesday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' is published, the Orient Express begins its inaugural route from Paris to Istanbul and today is World Environment Day!

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Let's close out "Sunshine's Positive Stories" with a small thing that means a lot to one person. Officer Israel Bracho and his partner Frank from the East Boston Police Department received a wellness check call for not a health reason but because the person had no one to celebrate his birthday.

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A free grocery store is coming to Canada. The Food Hub is located in Regina, Saskatchewan and will be stocked like a grocery store with a produce section, floor to wall coolers and open all week. The Regina Food Bank is the creator of the free grocery store as a way to give back to the community.

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Joe Keilty arranged a special surprise for his bride, Kerri Parry, by pretending that the wedding rings had been lost and him and the best man went away from the ceremony; when they came back, they brought in a Penguin as their ring bearer! #PositiveNews

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The Stop & Shop food pantry celebrated their 5th anniversary by visiting their first pantry site, Washington S.T.E.M Elementary. Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas surprised the school with 500 tickets to a Red Sox game as a school-wide field trip. #PositiveNews

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Amy Gubser of California completed a feat that demonstrated that you can do anything despite your weight or age. Amy was a former collegiate swimmer and hasn't swimmed in 24 years; but she was about to conquer a 30 mile swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands. #PositiveNews

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Let's start off "Sunshine's Positive Stories" with a kid who has a super hero like arm. Five-year-old Jordan Marotta was born without a left hand and always asked his mother why his hand hasn't grown back? She went to Open Bionics in NYC to see if Jordan qualifies for a prosthetic arm. #PositiveNews

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It's Tuesday Night and it's time for another round of good stories for this week! "Sunshine's Positive Stories" will start at 8PM Eastern. #PositiveNews

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Tuesday! Let's take a look at some positive news stories on this day in history. Henry Ford unveils the Quadricycle and the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution passed prohibiting local and federal governments from denying women the right to vote.

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Good evening Bluesky friends and Happy Monday! Let's take a look at some positive news stories on this day in history. Barack Obama becomes the first African American person to be a presumptive nominee for U.S. President for a major party and New Hampshire legalize same-sex marriage. #PositiveNews

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Good afternoon Bluesky friends and Happy Thursday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to late voice actor Mel Blanc, Madison Square Garden opens in New York City and the European Space Agency was founded. #PositiveNews

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Let's close out "Sunshine's Positive Stories" with an act of generosity. Robert Hale, Jr. is the founder and CEO of Granite Telecommunications and a commencement speaker to the 2024 class at UMass Darmouth College in Massachusetts. When he finished his speech, he surprised the graduates with $1,000.

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As we are in prom season, many high school students are going all out to get the simple 'yes' answer for their prom dates. Jake Portella went above and beyond when he asked Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper to help him out for his prom proposal. #PositiveNews

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High School student Maddux Springer won the $10,000 Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication for the cause of a mysterious outbreak of tumors on sea turtles in his hometown in Hawaii. Maddux spent most of the pandemic free diving when he noticed many Sea Turtles covered with tumors.

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Let's start off "Sunshine's Positive Stories" with an act of kindness by a well known celebrity. Saundra Glenn was taking part in Radio 1's Big Weekend musical festival seeing her favorite band Coldplay. Saundra has osteoarthritis and almost went home after not making it to the box office.

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Tonight is a special "Sunshine's Positive Stories" at 8PM Eastern as there will be only four great stories this evening to get you through the rest of the week on a good note. #PositiveNews

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Wednesday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to late comedian Bob Hope and Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. #PositiveNews

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"Sunshine's Positive Stories" will be moved to tomorrow night at 8PM Eastern. Its been a day today and just need a reset for tomorrow. β˜€οΈπŸ’™

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Good evening Bluesky friends and Happy Tuesday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to singers Gladys Knight and John Fogerty; The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens and the women in Greece were given the right to vote. #PositiveNews

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Monday! Today in the U.S. is Memorial Day; a time to reflect the falling men and women who served and protected our country to keep are rights of freedom alive. Remember to take time out of your day to remember these brave heroes. β˜€οΈπŸ’™πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² #MemorialDay

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Thursday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to Comedian and Game Show host Drew Carey and Horse Jockey Victor Espinoza; and The Boy Scouts of America ended their ban on gay youth membership. #PositiveNews

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Good morning Bluesky friends and Happy Wednesday! Let's take a look at some positive news headlines on this day in history. Happy Birthday to tennis player Novak Djokovic and late politician Harvey Milk, and the Associated Press was organized in New York City. #PositiveNews

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Let's close out "Sunshine's Positive Stories" with going back to the 1980s! A recent poll ranked the top 40 movies of the 1980s with Dirty Dancing, Back to the Future and E.T. making it to the top three in that poll. #PositiveNews

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Bailey Greetham-Clark is making a mark in England by providing boxing lessons to the elderly at nursing homes. Bailey's journey started when he was 14 when he was struggling with his weight and discovered that boxing was a way that he could get fit. #PositiveNews

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18-year-old Mary Leahy thought she would miss playing her violin performance at the Peterborough Musical Festival in Ontario, Canada after braking her wrist from falling off a farm cart. Instead,with a little assistance from her talented father, she was able to perform at the festival. #PositiveNews

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