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$70K Minimum Wage is Paying Off for CEO Who Took Pay Cut to Lift Workers
Six months after radically raising pay for all its employees, both revenue and profits have doubled at Gravity Payments in Seattle, Washington.
CEO Dan Price...
Bike Bells Are Ringing: Librarians Pedal Books to Kids In “Book Deserts”
Librarians around the U.S. have found a new way to peddle books to kids by literally pedaling the books on bikes.
Public libraries and schools...
Poet Decides to Use $500K Genius Grant to Send Caregivers on Vacations
For two years, Heather McHugh held on to half-million dollars.
After being awarded a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant for her poetry, she just couldn’t decide...
UPDATE: City Police Have Brought 109 Addicts to Rehab, Instead of Jail
More than 100 people have taken advantage of a Massachusetts police department’s offer of rehabilitation, instead of arrest, for turning in their heroin.
Gloucester Police...
The Couple From Woodstock LP Cover is Still Married 46 Years After Concert
Bobbi And Nick Ercoline were girlfriend and boyfriend 46 years ago this weekend, when they decided to attend the Woodstock music festival being held...
Young Woman Approaches Elder Eating Alone, Now Have Weekly Lunch Date
Many of us have been there: we see a senior citizen eating alone and think, maybe I should go talk to them, or sit...
Americans Can Donate AC Units to Seniors Who Can’t Afford Repairs
Instead of roasting in the oppressive heat of a Mississippi summer, an 81-year-old woman is breathing easier thanks to a donated air conditioner.
It’s more than...
“Who Ya Gonna Call” New All-Girl Cast of Ghostbusters Visits Kids in Hospital
A Boston children’s hospital is guaranteed “phantom-free” after the cast of the new “Ghostbusters” film showed up to cheer up kids.
The movie is shooting...
Young Couple Organizes Random Acts Of Kindness In 5 Cities At Once
Remember being told when you were young not to talk to strangers?
Two young adults in love started Kindness Captured: A Day Of Bravery And...
Former Addict Cuts Homeless People’s Hair and Spreads Joy of Rehab
Six days a week, Nasir Sobhani cuts hair in a barber shop. On the seventh day, he hops on his long skateboard, packs up his barber...
Green Sports Alliance Reduces Waste & Toxic Chemicals in Games Worldwide
A burgeoning movement to make sports more sustainable has signed up almost 300 professional and collegiate teams committed to playing ball with the environment.
The Green...
Insulin Pills, Artificial Pancreas Offer Hope of Easier Diabetes Treatments
Insulin pills and an artificial pancreas are two new tools being tested for preventing and treating diabetes. Each could free patients from daily blood...
Baltimore is a Five-Star City – Gets the Rating to Prove it
Baltimore, Maryland has been in the headlines lately for all the wrong reasons, but one organization is shining a positive light on the so-called...
When a Preschool Opens Inside a Nursing Home All Heaven Breaks Loose
A hospital chain has found a way of caring for both the young and the old by having them take care of each other –...
Teen With Asperger’s Goes From Special Ed to Valedictorian
Having Asperger’s meant he didn’t know how to talk to people and had trouble making friends. He had difficulties understanding the nuances in body...
NFL Team Signs Youngest Player Ever, Makes 9-yo’s Wish Come True
The Cleveland Browns’ fan base, known as the “Dawg Pound,” traditionally has lots to growl about –with their football team not winning a playoff...
New Green Overpass Will Let Wildlife Cross 6 Lanes of Highway
Why did the wildlife cross the interstate? Because it had a lush landscaped bridge to do so.
On Tuesday, Washington State Department of Transportation crews...
Oldest Jockey and First Latino Ever to Win Triple Crown Donates Winnings
Ending the sport's 37 year drought, the thoroughbred American Pharoah galloped into the history books at the Belmont Stakes Saturday to become horse racing’s...
Teens Raise $39K to Build ‘Impossible City’ to Help Homeless
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in this case, twenty children are hoping to raise a village.
Students in Seattle, Washington, along...
Another Study Shows No Link Between Autism, MMR Vaccine
A study of 96,000 children shows that the chances of a child developing autism is the same whether they receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine...