As this seemingly all-terrible year comes to a close, many people feel that it couldn’t come soon enough. All you have heard on the news for 365 days is bad, bad bad. It’s time we shared the good, good, good. Welcome to the CCW Annual “What Went Right” broadcast!

Earth, climate, nature

China bans wildlife trade nationwide in a bid to contain Wuhan virus

France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks

The Kenyan Maasai Who Once Hunted Lions Are Now Their Saviors

Little pygmy possum discovered on Kangaroo Island after fears bushfires had wiped them out

Toronto’s Oldest Tree Will No Longer Be Cut Down Thanks to Last-Minute Decision By City Council

A lonely otter at a sanctuary finds love online through a dating site built just for him

Medical

1st Patients To Get CRISPR Gene-Editing Treatment Continue To Thrive

This is How Close We Are to Eliminating Malaria – 7.6 Million Deaths Averted in 20 Years, Thanks to Generous Nations

Blind Mice Cured of Glaucoma and Damaged Eyes

People are Good

McDonald’s gives an unforgettable Christmas to special family

Pictures he’s drawn

9-Year-old Boy Asks Santa to Give His Hoverboard Away to Grieving Child Who Wanted the Same Gift

South Charleston Police Department giving out special ‘tickets’ to spread holiday cheer

A security guard biked more than 3 miles to return a woman’s lost wallet. Now, his community is raising money to buy him a car

Zoom lifts 40-minute limit for the holidays

50 Frontline Heroes Gifted New Cars For Going Above & Beyond To Help During Pandemic

Community Saves DC Restaurant Known for Serving Less Fortunate

Fla. Man Pays Off Utility Bills for Dozens of Struggling Families for the Second Year in a Row

Cancer Ward Sets Up Dream Wedding For Patient

This Irish Couple Built Homes for Their Employees

A third-grade teacher in Minnesota donated a kidney to her school’s custodian

Orange Man GOOD

One-Hundred-Twenty-Five Amazing Accomplishments of President Donald J. Trump

Schadenfreude

Struggling restaurants ban Andrew Cuomo from dining in NYC

Illegal vendors are overtaking NYC

She’s So Phrytzie-Episode 4

Max helps Phrytzie land a plum job at CNN! How does it work out? Tune in for the answer!

Good things despite COVID

China has made eating wild animals illegal after the coronavirus outbreak.

Only frequent church attendees avoided downward mental health trend in 2020

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4-Year-Old Feels Lonely In Quarantine, Sets Up A Fairy Garden, Her Neighbor Notices And Pretends To Be A Fairy Named Sapphire For 9 Months

101-year-old WWII vet ‘elated’ by support after losing wife to COVID-19

Toy Store Owner Whose Business Went Under Donates Inventory to Charity

A New York artist spent $65,000 buying art to support fellow artists struggling because of the pandemic

Bus driver who took detour so woman could visit mum in care home

Weird & Wonderful

Amateur codebreakers solve the Zodiac Killer’s cipher after 51 years

20 dogs brought to Miami after being saved from meat market

Superintendent declares a virtual snow day

Wine of the Week

Berry Bomb is a fine red blend with a velvety aftertaste that perfectly complemented our apple pie. Woerh it just for the front and back labels. Widely available.