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Opinion: Applause for good news from The Times

Through an initiative called Bloomed with a Blessing, Hall County native Leslie Thornton is scattering seeds of love and goodwill across North Georgia in the form of fresh flowers, which she arranges and delivers at no cost to the recipient. Photo courtesy Kayla Morfin/Kayla Brooke Photography

01192022 BLOOMED 06.jpg — Through an initiative called Bloomed with a Blessing, Hall County native Leslie Thornton is scattering seeds of love and goodwill across North Georgia in the form of fresh flowers, which she arranges and delivers at no cost to the recipient. Photo courtesy Kayla Morfin/Kayla Brooke Photography

In 1983, popular recording artist Anne Murray released a song that won a Grammy Award: “A Little Good News.” The closing line capsuled her theme: “We sure could use a little good news today.” You and I can relate to her lament quite easily.