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Albert R. Hunt: Some good things actually happened in 2017

Natural disasters produced heroes from Texas to Florida to Puerto Rico.

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 1955, file photo, Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson safely steals home plate under the tag of New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra in the eighth inning of the World Series opener at New York's Yankee Stadium. With pinch-hitter Frank Kellert at bat, Robinson beat the throw from Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford. Umpire is Bill Summers makes the call. Berra, who played in more World Series games than any other major leaguer, and was a three-time American League Most Valuable Player, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, of natural causes at his home in New Jersey, according to Dave Kaplan, the director of the Yogi Berra Museum. He was 90. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)