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This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Kalitpoia clears cannabis convictions; Sydney's fashionistas are going to the clothes library; And, music festivals clean up their acts.

The new Denver airport murals, another heiress and a wellness check + this day in history w/the downing of Flight 007 and our song of the day by Cursive on your Morning Monarchy for September 6, 2018.

Although librarians are best known for worrying about overdue books, lately many have been concerned about overdoses, too.
This summer, the Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon, is conducting a pilot effort at five libraries to train managers to administer naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose long enough for the affected person to get to a hospital. The program will also make the drug available in spray form at the participating locations.

Farmster bailout, poultry stockpiles and cow vigilantes + this day in history w/Roseanne's National Anthem and our song of the day by Hilary Williams on your Morning Monarchy for July 25, 2018.

Barbecue orgies, potato pay and lava bombs + this day in history w/the McDonald's massacre and our song of the day by Eric Church on your Morning Monarchy for July 18, 2018.

Feuding founders, cult executions and a Crowleyan blaze + this day in history w/the death of Jonathan Melvoin and our song of the day by Tom Petty on your Morning Monarchy for July 12, 2018.

(CD) — Protesters in Louisville, Kentucky were outraged Monday after police swiftly removed an encampment they had set up outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility as part of the national #OccupyICE movement. I cannot get my jaw off the floor the @louisvillemayor had the gall, the NERVE to speak in front of that rally on Saturday, […]

Divestment festivals, World Cup conscription and the feuding Rothschildren + this day in history w/the final Floyd and our song of the day by Smashing Pumpkins on your Morning Monarchy for July 2, 2018.

Intentional acts, targeted individuals and death rituals + this day in history w/the Bite of the Century and our song of the day by Florence + the Machine on your Morning Monarchy for June 28, 2018.

(CW) — A Georgia couple is making national headlines after the state’s Division of Family and Children Services removed their teenage son from their care because they provided him with cannabis to treat a lifelong seizure disorder that caused him to have multiple seizures every day. Fifteen-year-old David Brill’s prescribed medications failed to adequately remedy his epileptic episodes, so in February, […]