The Optimist: Health-care workers were stuck in a snowstorm, so they gave shots to strangers caught in traffic

Now is the perfect time to rethink your wardrobe, with an eye toward sustainability; Photo essay: As covid patients are denied visits from their families, these hospital chaplains provide vital comfort ; The vaccine rollout has been slow and complicated, but you can help. Here's how people are volunteering.; How to stop your house's expensive drafts — and save the planet; Her car was stolen with her cat inside. Here's how she got her 19-pound calico back. ; Cicely Tyson embodied what it takes to be a great actor: Instinct and intention; She's 90 and Italian. I'm in my 30s and half Indian. Here's why we're the closest of friends. ; Cloris Leachman rose to the bottom of our hearts; From ticket sales to the front office: How Amber Nichols became the WNBA minor league's second female GM ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Josephine County Public Health) Oregon health-care workers were stuck in a snowstorm with expiring vaccines. So, they gave shots to strangers caught in traffic. When a team of Oregon health-care workers stuck in traffic during a snowstorm was running out of time to administer leftover doses of the Moderna vaccine, one local public health official had an idea: Vaccinate strangers in the middle of the highway. By Andrea Salcedo ●  Read more »   Now is the perfect time to rethink your wardrobe, with an eye toward sustainability Buying secondhand or from companies that are promoting clothing recycling and other environmentally friendly policies can help reduce your carbon footprint. Perspective ●  By Nicole Anzia ●  Read more »   Photo essay: As covid patients are denied visits from their families, these hospital chaplains provide vital comfort An Associated Press photographer spent time with chaplains helping coronavirus patients in Los Angeles. Perspective ●  By Kenneth Dickerman ●  Read more »   The vaccine rollout has been slow and complicated, but you can help. Here's how people are volunteering. Many jurisdictions are looking for clinical professionals as well as non-medically trained people to help with mass vaccination efforts. By Paulina Firozi ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How to stop your house's expensive drafts — and save the planet Weatherization can cut carbon, reduce your energy bills and make your home more comfortable — and you might even be able to get the government to help pay for it. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Her car was stolen with her cat inside. Here's how she got her 19-pound calico back. The cat's owner assembled a team of volunteers, and even hired a pet finder to help bring Willow home to Capitol Hill. By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   Cicely Tyson embodied what it takes to be a great actor: Instinct and intention In a free-ranging conversation in 2015, the actress talked about the times and mystical forces that shaped her. Perspective ●  By Ann Hornaday ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   She's 90 and Italian. I'm in my 30s and half Indian. Here's why we're the closest of friends. We met because she needed computer help and I needed extra cash. At first her friendliness was disorienting. Perspective ●  By Raj Tawney ●  Read more »   Cloris Leachman rose to the bottom of our hearts Over her 74-year career, the actress showed us the highest lows and the lowest highs. Perspective ●  By Dan Zak ●  Read more »   From ticket sales to the front office: How Amber Nichols became the WNBA minor league's second female GM The Washington Wizards made Nichols the GM of the Capital City Go-Go earlier this month. By Ava Wallace ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out About US for candid conversations about identity in America — from racial injustices to political movements — in your inbox Tuesdays and Fridays. Sign up »

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