Positive News Update

A Family's Prayers Answered

For 10 years, Tanya Nicole Kach says she was
told that her parents didn't want her, that she
was stupid and no one cared about her but the
middle school security guard who was keeping
her in his home.

It took her a decade to build the confidence to
come forward, but on Wednesday she finally
learned the truth as she hugged her father,
Jerry Kach, in a tearful reunion.

Kach's father, Jerry, said, "I just say thank you,
there is a God and he brought my little girl
back home."

Hawaii Boasts Lowest Jobless Rate in U.S.

At 2.4 percent, Hawaii's unemployment rate for
January, the most recent figure available, is the
lowest in the country.

The national average, which was 4.7 percent in
January, rose to 4.8 percent in February,
according to the Labor Department.

In other words, it's a great environment for those
seeking work on the islands, said Beth Busch,
president of Success Advertising Hawaii, which
organizes several job fairs each year.

Afghan Christian Released
Given Asylum in Italy

ROME -- The Afghan man who faced the death
penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity
received asylum Wednesday in Italy, despite
requests by lawmakers in Afghanistan that he be
barred from fleeing the conservative Muslim country.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai defended the
release of a Christian convert on Tuesday, saying
the judiciary had acted properly and had not been
swayed by the international outcry over the case.