97.3 The Dawg » good news http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Thu, 23 May 2013 10:38:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Second Grader's Precious 'Chocolate Bullets' Plan Earns Handwritten Note From Vice President Biden http://973thedawg.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/ http://973thedawg.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:13:00 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162170 A 7-year-old Wisconsin boy has come up with a rather delicious way to solve the gun control debate in this country.

And it’s won the support of one very high-ranking politician.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/second-graders-precious-chocolate-bullets-plan-earns-handwritten-note-from-vice-president-biden/feed/ 0 Jenny Aicher Inspiring Acts Of Kindness In The Midst Of The Boston Marathon Tragedy http://973thedawg.com/inspiring-acts-of-kindness-in-the-midst-of-the-boston-marathon-tradegy/ http://973thedawg.com/inspiring-acts-of-kindness-in-the-midst-of-the-boston-marathon-tradegy/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:33:21 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=162228 Yesterday's horrible acts of terrorism at the Boston Marathon still has the whole world reeling. As we all try to make sense of a senseless situation, one thing we can do is look for the good in people

]]> http://973thedawg.com/inspiring-acts-of-kindness-in-the-midst-of-the-boston-marathon-tradegy/feed/ 0 How Instagram Reunited A Little Boy With His Stuffed Bunny Rabbit http://973thedawg.com/how-instagram-reunited-a-little-boy-with-his-stuffed-bunny-rabbit/ http://973thedawg.com/how-instagram-reunited-a-little-boy-with-his-stuffed-bunny-rabbit/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:25:42 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=153062 The internet can be an awesome place, capable of awesome things. Take this story for example. Young Max lost his stuffed rabbit. Instagram helped reunite Max with his precious stuffed animal.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/how-instagram-reunited-a-little-boy-with-his-stuffed-bunny-rabbit/feed/ 0 Man Helps Girlfriend With Spinal Cord Injury Cross Finish Line In New Orleans http://973thedawg.com/man-helps-girlfriend-with-spinal-cord-injury-cross-finish-line-in-new-orleans/ http://973thedawg.com/man-helps-girlfriend-with-spinal-cord-injury-cross-finish-line-in-new-orleans/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:31:06 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=150641 Monique Koll, with help boyfriend Nick Zaunbrecher at the Rock n' Roll half Marathon in New Orleans on Sunday. What's amazing is the fact she suffered a severe spinal cord injury 4 months ago when a motorist struck her while she was riding her bicycle

Her boyfriend Nick pushed her in her wheelchair for 13 miles

]]> http://973thedawg.com/man-helps-girlfriend-with-spinal-cord-injury-cross-finish-line-in-new-orleans/feed/ 0 reddit/Kathleen Flynn / The Times-Picayune Deaf Woman Hears Her Son Speak For The First Time [Video] http://973thedawg.com/deaf-woman-hears-her-son-speak-for-the-first-time-video/ http://973thedawg.com/deaf-woman-hears-her-son-speak-for-the-first-time-video/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:12:58 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=146480 Forty-three-year-old Texas native Dawn Keim received her cochlear implant surgery courtesy of The Doctors. The procedure restored her hearing after 15 years of deafness, and the show captured the moment she finally heard her 8-year-old talk. Got you

]]> http://973thedawg.com/deaf-woman-hears-her-son-speak-for-the-first-time-video/feed/ 0 screen cap Texas Waiter Refused To Serve Customer Who Made Fun Of Child With Down Syndrome http://973thedawg.com/texas-waiter-refused-to-serve-customer-who-made-fun-of-child-with-down-syndrome/ http://973thedawg.com/texas-waiter-refused-to-serve-customer-who-made-fun-of-child-with-down-syndrome/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:17:54 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=142208 A Houston waiter, Michael Garcia, is being celebrated for standing up for a little boy with Down syndrome after another customer made a horrible remark about the child.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/texas-waiter-refused-to-serve-customer-who-made-fun-of-child-with-down-syndrome/feed/ 0 Courtesy Kim Castillo Thief Writes Apology Letter And Returns Stolen Gold Rings 15 Years Later! http://973thedawg.com/thief-writes-apology-letter-and-returns-stolen-gold-rings-15-years-later/ http://973thedawg.com/thief-writes-apology-letter-and-returns-stolen-gold-rings-15-years-later/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:25:01 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=140496 We all do stupid things we regret, especially when we're young. However, we all have the opportunity to right wrongs, like this person did.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/thief-writes-apology-letter-and-returns-stolen-gold-rings-15-years-later/feed/ 0 Courtesy Margot Riphagen Charlie Sheen Paid $75,000 To Help A Little Girl Fight Cancer http://973thedawg.com/charlie-sheen-paid-75000-to-help-a-little-girl-fight-cancer/ http://973thedawg.com/charlie-sheen-paid-75000-to-help-a-little-girl-fight-cancer/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:01:16 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=133701 It's pretty easy to write about the crazy things actor Charlie Sheen does, so I thought it was only fair to write about something AWESOME that he's done.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/charlie-sheen-paid-75000-to-help-a-little-girl-fight-cancer/feed/ 0 facebook Arizona Student With Special Needs Avoids Bullies With Protection Of Football Team http://973thedawg.com/arizona-student-with-special-needs-avoids-bullies-with-protection-of-football-team/ http://973thedawg.com/arizona-student-with-special-needs-avoids-bullies-with-protection-of-football-team/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:55:29 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=125980 This, is an awesome story about awesome people doing awesome things.

Chy Johnson is a freshman at Queen Creek High in Arizona. Not only is she a freshman, but she also has a brain disorder. Put the two together, and unfortunately, she is an easy target for bullies

]]> http://973thedawg.com/arizona-student-with-special-needs-avoids-bullies-with-protection-of-football-team/feed/ 0 screen cap High School Football Star Runs Out Of Bounds So Freshman Whose Dad Just Died Could Score [Video] http://973thedawg.com/high-school-football-star-runs-out-of-bounds-so-freshman-whose-dad-just-died-could-score-video/ http://973thedawg.com/high-school-football-star-runs-out-of-bounds-so-freshman-whose-dad-just-died-could-score-video/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:26:38 +0000 Michael Scott http://973thedawg.com/?p=125001 Warning, this will probably make you tear up a little bit...

]]> http://973thedawg.com/high-school-football-star-runs-out-of-bounds-so-freshman-whose-dad-just-died-could-score-video/feed/ 0 (Jeff Stewart)