What (happy) stories are you following?

The Stream kicks off 2015 with a few bright spots from a year of gloomy headlines.

In a year full of hard-to-read headlines, there were a few stories in 2014 that bucked the trend. For 2015, we’ll be looking out for more undercovered stories making a positive impact on your community. If there’s a person or a story in your community we should be covering, let us know at @AJStream.

Here are some from last year: