Good News This Week: September 27, 2025 - Tortoises, Books, & Sweaters

Good News This Week: September 27, 2025 - Tortoises, Books, & Sweaters

Good News This Week: September 27, 2025 - Tortoises, Books, & Sweaters ‍ The Best Positive News We’re Celebrating This Week — A military widow, mom, and author turned her old pickup truck into a traveling banned book store In addition to being a military widow, mother, and southerner, Karie Fugett is also the author of the memoir “Alive Day,” about her experience as a military spouse. Familiar with the inner workings of the military, she’s now fighting what she calls a “war on knowledge” in taking shape in her home state of Alabama. Earlier this year, a state board voted to defund a local library under a new book ban law after parents criticized the library for carrying “sexually explicit books” that depict LGBTQ+ stories. Similar efforts are happening in states like Florida. Knowing first hand the impact this kind of censorship can have, she wanted to help, so she’s converting a rusty 1940 Ford pickup truck into a traveling banned bookstore called “The Banned Wagon.” Why is this good ne…