These NewsOK stories will make you feel good about our little planet

I posted yesterday some of the stories in my ‘we-can’t-make this-stuff-up’ category.

Today, I’m posting stories from the ‘the-world-is a-good-place’ category to be certain I give a fair account of our coverage.

(Though, to be fair, the stories from the ‘we-can’t-make-this-stuff-up’ department traditionally generate more article page views than the stories from the ‘world-is-a-good-place’ department).

Let’s start with this harrowing tale. We had a story yesterday about a woman from Stonewall who was honored for here efforts in helping rescue a man from a pack of wild dogs attacking him.

At the time of the attack, Jennifer Sweet, 28, of Stonewall, was on her way home from dropping off her husband at work. Her toddler was in the back seat of the car when she drove up on the horrific scene — a man covered in blood surrounded by a pack of animals acting more like hungry wolves than domestic pets.

He lived, and she’s a hero. That makes me feel good.

Then there’s this tale about a much friendlier dog named Tigger, a service animal who alerts Deona Boyle when she is about to have an epileptic siezure.

Tigger can sense the onset of Boyle’s seizures before they happen. “He puts his paws on me, nudges me with his nose,” she said. “That’s my signal to sit down, wherever I’m at.”

And there is this great story about a 10-year-old entrepreneur who sells unique homemade parachute cords to support an initiative to send care packages to her brother during his deployment with the Oklahoma National Guard.