"This was not a small truck. This was a vehicle about the size of a Sonic Drive-In."
Has the author ever been to a Sonic Drive-In or was there a Liebherr T 282B in Mendon Missouri?
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#12One way to see rural MO is on the Katy bike trail: https://mostateparks.com/park/katy-trail-state-park It's a 240 mile protected bike path.
Awesome thanks!
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#13In a similar spirit of small towns rising to the occasion, I’ll take this opportunity to recommend the musical Come From Away (Apple TV), about the planes grounded in Gander, Newfoundland on 9/11. A wonderfully told story.
Might be on Netflix in other countries, but it’s on AppleTV+ in the US.
(Also, if the live production is touring near you- go see it. I saw it live a few years ago and it was awesome!)
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#14Typing in Mendon, Missouri in Apple Maps has the most small town feel a town could have once iOS zooms in on all four buildings
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
No. The author indicated that the exceptional (and it was, indeed, "exceptional") generosity and sense of Duty, exhibited by the townsfolk was ignored by the press. It was probably a bit "whiny," but it was not incorrect. I do feel that publicizing examples of generosity of spirit would help in healing our nation, but he's right, in that it doesn't sell papers.
> No. The author indicated that the exceptional (and it was, indeed, "exceptional") generosity and sense of Duty, exhibited by the townsfolk was ignored by the press. Man bites dog is news. Dog bites man isn't. Sorry to be cold and unaffectionate (I love the story though) but I believe it happens regulary. Big town, small town, there's good people everywhere.
Terrible people everywhere too. I like hearing about the good folks. It invigorates my soul. Hope is important!
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#17Looks like Kansas City news picked it up.
KSHB - https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/mendon-missouri-communi...
KCUR - https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-06-28/amtrak-derailment-mendo...
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#18Is the author's claim that modern journalism doesn't contain enough feel-good human interest stories?
No. The author indicated that the exceptional (and it was, indeed, "exceptional") generosity and sense of Duty, exhibited by the townsfolk was ignored by the press. It was probably a bit "whiny," but it was not incorrect. I do feel that publicizing examples of generosity of spirit would help in healing our nation, but he's right, in that it doesn't sell papers.
> The author indicated that the exceptional (and it was, indeed, "exceptional") generosity and sense of Duty
The author took pains to assert that it wasn't exceptional:
>> And the most unusual thing about all this is: None of this is unusual
>> believe me, they happen. Every day. Every hour. Ordinary Americans will astound you with their goodwill
> was ignored by the press
Well, they're right in that I didn't hear anything about this specific train derailment, but heart-warming human interest stories are a pretty regular staple of even the national press.
> I do feel that publicizing examples of generosity of spirit would help in healing our nation
I'm not so sure. Our nation isn't breaking apart because we can't pull together in a crisis, it's breaking apart because we can't stand together outside of a crisis. Americans want very different things, and pulling together in a crisis only helps when we're in crisis mode.
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#20Is the author's claim that modern journalism doesn't contain enough feel-good human interest stories?
Is this a question you are asking in good faith, because I think it is clear that he is not making that claim?