Blogging about outrages and idiocies is the staple. It is sad to note, but good news is no news. Getting riled up, outraged and righteous about one's favorite pet causes is so much more satisfying that trying to find things that are right. So in the interest of balance, here is some good news from Holland, published in the Times of London. It's about the 7-year hunt for the wreckage of a World War II Wellington bomber. Here's why:

Moulton, from Brockville, Ontario, was regarded as a local hero because witnesses said that at the last minute he steered the stricken aircraft away from Wilnis, 11 miles south of Amsterdam, as it descended in flames towards the town.

Captain Hans Spierings, of the Air Force recovery unit, said that the pilot’s action had probably cost him his life: “The people in the town all say that Moulton stayed in the plane to avoid hitting the town and this still has a great impression on the citizens. In their mind, Moulton was a hero.”

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Jan Rouwenhorst, a history teacher who set up the foundation to find the Wellington, said yesterday that the aim had been to honour men who died fighting for freedom.

“We knew human remains were inside. We thought it our moral obligation towards our liberators 60 years later for them to have a grave known to their families.”