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In an encouraging sign for relations between the two countries, North Korea has handed over the remains of six U.S. servicemen killed in the 1950–53 Korean War to a U.S. delegation led by Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who left the North on Wednesday after visiting the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas. North Korea had suspended excavation of the soldiers' remains in 2005 after relations with the U.S. soured. (
Only 28 other buildings in the world have achieved the green label of excellence that is called the LEED platinum award. A government U.S. Department of Energy building in Colorado has become the newest member in the elite class of the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly places to work in the world. The Science & Technology Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden is a 71,000-sq. ft., $22.7-million, state-of-the-art multi-story building designed not only to fit into the gently sloping side of a mesa, but to conserve the precious water and resources of the land as well... 
Six million children in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) aged six months to 15 years have been immunized in a massive United Nations-backed emergency campaign targeting more than 16 million of the country’s 22 million people following a recent outbreak of the sometimes deadly disease. 
"Ready for some GOOD NEWS, (add Host's Name)?" . . . "Two Supreme Court cases were decided in FAVOR of cleaner air this week. One was called, by the Sierra Club, "The most important Supreme Court decision for the environment in a century." It's great news for kids and adults with asthma -- and great news for the global warming dilemma. Old coal-burning power plants will have to upgrade pollution controls, and our government will likely pressure car companies to give us cars with cleaner exhaust AND higher gas mileage.
...Not all car companies and big oil-makers care ONLY about profits OVER people: Here's a great story about the executives at Murphy Oil (a Fortune 200 Company). They're offering EVERY high school graduate in their Arkansas hometown a free and full college scholarship for the next 20 years! It's a $50 million fund that will literally change some kids' lives -- the ones who wouldn't otherwise go to college. They're paying for ANY school in or out of state with a tuition payment equal to Arkansas' public university. Imagine the feeling of parents as they fill up at the Murphy's gas pump!
There's a story about "Coach Rob" attending his first American Football Coaches Association Meeting. He was the only African-American in the room in 1951. When he arrived, he didn't think, 'Gee, I hope somebody will accept me'. His first thought was, 'I wonder how long it will take me to become president of this organization.'Good News Login
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