Finally, on a happier note comes this song written and recorded by Fountains of Wayne in 2003.

VOA: special.2009.01.26

On a positive note, the United Nations estimates the number of child soldiers worldwide has fallen to 250,000 compared to 300,000 five years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

On a less positive note, the number of newly laid off Americans seeking unemployment benefits totaled 551,000 last week, up from 534,000 the previous week.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

This was an Olympics , that began on a sad note after the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili, a young luge athlete from Georgia, during a practice run on the same day as the opening ceremonies.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01