{"id":4977,"date":"2012-04-13T16:54:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T16:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/04\/13\/hope-and-optimism-evident-in-liberia\/"},"modified":"2012-04-13T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T16:54:12","slug":"hope-and-optimism-evident-in-liberia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/04\/13\/hope-and-optimism-evident-in-liberia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope and optimism evident in Liberia"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-4976\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/68b62085e41e8f225811766f8d5eb2bb.jpg\" alt=\"CNN Newsroom\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Brenda Bush Interview\" width=\"635\" height=\"304\" \/>\n<p>Liberia is a beautiful country on the coast of West Africa. \u00a0Recently, this country has made vast improvements since the civil war tore apart the nation several years ago. \u00a0CNN&#8217;s Brenda Bush had a segment on CNN Newsroom about how the country is improving. \u00a0It really is an interesting interview which holds a special place in my heart not only because it is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">good news<\/span>, but also because my family is from Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, I had the privilege of going back to Liberia to visit family and friends. \u00a0I too saw evidence of improvements in this beautiful land. \u00a0This improvement cannot happen overnight, but slowly the world will see Liberia become the wonderful paradise that it once was. \u00a0More to follow on my adventures in Liberia!<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out the interview at CNN&#8217;s Newsroom:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2012\/04\/12\/hope-and-optimism-evident-in-liberia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/newsroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2012\/04\/12\/hope-and-optimism-evident-in-liberia\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peace and Love, Jon<\/p>\n<div class=\"k2_video\">\n<div class=\"k2_video_caption\">Hope and optimism evident in Liberia<\/div>\n<p> <object width=\"416\" height=\"374\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"ep\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&#038;videoId=bestoftv\/2012\/04\/12\/exp-nr-liberia-brenda-bush.cnn\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&#038;videoId=bestoftv\/2012\/04\/12\/exp-nr-liberia-brenda-bush.cnn\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"416\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"374\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<div class=\"k2_video_credits\">CNN NewsRoom<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberia is a beautiful country on the coast of West Africa. \u00a0Recently, this country has made vast improvements since the civil war tore apart the nation several years ago. \u00a0CNN&#8217;s Brenda Bush had a segment on CNN Newsroom about how the country is improving. \u00a0It really is an interesting interview<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/04\/13\/hope-and-optimism-evident-in-liberia\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":4976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2859],"tags":[2906,2940],"class_list":["entry","author-jon","post-4977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-random-good-news","tag-africa","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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