Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Let us know what you think at info@reasonstobecheerful.world. Home team While evictions are on the rise across the US, thousands of renters in Philadelphia have been able to stay in their homes thanks to the city’s eviction diversion program, according to a Wall Street Journal story shared by RTBC Executive Editor Will Doig. The program requires landlords to negotiate with tenants, with the help of a counselor, to try to reach an agreement before taking the case to court. Will says:   We wrote about this during the program’s trial period — now, Philadelphia’s eviction diversion program has been made permanent, and the data showing its effectiveness on preventing evictions is pretty stunning. Just a test For many women, getting the cervical cancer test known as a Pap smear is an uncomfortable experience — and it may no longer be necessary: A new self-sampling method is catching on, the New York Times reports, and it allows patients to test themselves in private. Experts hope these new tests will reach women who don’t get screened regularly, which could bring down the number of preventable deaths from cervical cancer. Contributing Editor Michaela Haas shared the story with us, noting the huge impact this could have. Michaela says:   Since I wrote the story about how cervical cancer could be prevented, I know this is really great news that will save thousands of women’s lives. What else we’re reading With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River — shared by RTBC founder David Byrne from the New York Times Every NYC school building now carries Naloxone. Is it enough? — shared by Editorial Director Rebecca Worby from Chalkbeat Risking His Own Extinction to Rescue the Rarest of Flowers — shared by Michaela Haas from the New York Times In other news… Last week, Editorial Intern Valerie Morales-Soto finished up a productive summer at RTBC. In case you missed it, check out her story on permeable pavement in New York City. The post What We’re Reading: How Philadelphia Is Preventing Evictions appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

August 23, 2024

And that could cause a rise in the right wing populist movement to stop or significantly curtail Muslim immigration to the UK and Europe as well as mass deportations of Muslim illegal aliens from the UK and Europe. Gee, sounds like a plan.

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116 years ago today, Roger Tory Peterson, the inventor of the modern field guide, was born. The American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator published his groundbreaking Guide to the Birds in 1934, at age 25, and its first printing sold out in one week. The Peterson Field Guide series eventually included topics ranging from rocks […] The post Good News in History, August 28 appeared first on Good News Network.

For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam…

California has finally arrived. A female former California attorney general and U.S. senator is at the top of the Democrat presidential ticket. This is the culmination of generations of California politicians…