Explore the brighter side of the news with KIRO Newsradio's Colleen O'Brien

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Colleen O'Brien

NFL player donates first game check to lucky stadium employees

Houston Texans rookie Deshaun Watson did something unexpected with his first game check -- he gave it away.
7 years ago
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Colleen O'Brien

An unlikely friendship with muscle behind it

He was a little nervous. Sammy Callari, a former high school athlete and former MMA fighter with three wins under his belt, was anxious about training someone with a disability.
7 years ago
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Colleen O'Brien

Layers of kindness bring mobility to people around the world

Nathan Ogden was invited to a Boise State game by a friend who had "the nice seats." Unfortunately, his wheelchair was gone by halftime.
7 years ago
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Guardians of Rescue speak for the voiceless

Unpaid volunteers who share a love for animals are finding new homes for abused and neglected animals.
7 years ago
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Taking a cue from the kindness of kids

I've joked with my sister, who has a daughter around the same age as mine, about what it would be like if adults greeted adult strangers the same way children greet children strangers.
7 years ago
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Woman welcomes neighbors no matter their background

At what point did adults stop living by the words of Mr. Rogers?
7 years ago
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Florida foster kids find refuge from hurricane in sprawling mansion

If raising one child "takes a village" then what does it take to raise 70 kids after a deadly hurricane? The answer is one rich man in Boca Raton, Florida.
7 years ago
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Colleen O'Brien

Another Mosque defaced, another defiant act of grace

Last week, vandals spray painted a mosque with hateful graffiti. It's an unfortunate story that is playing out all across the nation.
7 years ago
Colleen O'Brien

We’re all on a journey – some harder than others

Shantelle Priester of Jamesville, New York is 5-months pregnant and takes two buses before walking four miles to get to her job at the penitentiary.
7 years ago
Colleen O'Brien

A reminder we can be better friends to the elderly

From an early age, I remember driving by a nursing home with my mother and the next thing to happen was predictable: she'd start talking about the injustices inflicted on the elderly.
7 years ago
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Colleen O'Brien

Michael Zuino uses alternative approach to his job search in Seattle

People walking through downtown Seattle may be wondering, "Who's Michael and why would I want to hire him?"
7 years ago