9-11 After the Hype: GNN Recalls the Good News of the Day

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Tuesday, 12 September 2006
flags_at_monumnetIf you are tired of reliving the fear or sadness or the calls for returning fire on that day in 2001, download a copy of our 8-page newsletter published in the weeks following 9/11. Called Some Good News! -- but no longer in print -- it is a great reminder of some of the positive feelings that followed the crisis. Download the PDF file here, and feel the peace.
 

9-11 Special: Healing the Soldiers' Wounds

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Monday, 11 September 2006
disabled_theatreThousands of U.S. veterans have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan maimed and disfigured, their lives forever changed. The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped worked with two dozen veterans of U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this summer, in hopes of helping them work through their emotions and feelings of loss...
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Christian Group Encourages Recycling

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Saturday, 09 September 2006
Tending to your soul at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Boise, Idaho, involves recycling old cell phones and printer cartridges in the church lobby, pulling noxious weeds in the backcountry and fixing worn-out hiking trails in the mountains. This is part of the ministry of Tri Robinson, a former biology teacher whose rereading of the Bible led him to the belief that Christians focused on Scripture need to combat global warming and save the Earth. (AP)
 

Wedding Off, Jilted Bride Turns Party Into a Benefit

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Friday, 08 September 2006
Kyle found out her fiance was cheating on her six weeks before her lavish wedding was to draw friends and relatives from around the country... But rather than cancel the reception, planned for this Saturday in Vermont, Ms. Paxman, 29, has turned it into a charity benefit, at which strong women will be celebrated. “How do you turn something so awful around?” she said. “We needed to turn this into something positive and start the healing process.” (New York Times) Thanks to Emily for the submitting this good news!
 

Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change

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Tuesday, 05 September 2006
wilsongoodeThe Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems." The five winners of the first-ever Purpose Prize, announced today, all 60 years or older, will split half a million dollars... "The finalists include a used-car salesman who now provides low-interest car loans to the poor, a retired CEO who helps poor kids get to college, and a woman who uses her antique store to give job training to people who have some of the worst job prospects." ...
(Former Mayor, Wilson Goode, right, mentors children of incarcerated parents)
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