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Groups Respond to Obama’s Call for National Discussion About Race
The speech on race and religion that Senator Barack Obama delivered Tuesday has been viewed more than two million times on YouTube and has...
GM to Fill Historic Order for 1,700 Hybrid Buses
Major new orders from transit agencies in Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Minneapolis/St. Paul for up to 1,732 GM hybrid-powered buses will almost triple the...
Officer Helps Deliver Christmas Baby
A Philadelphia transit officer was driving on Christmas Day to deliver some presents when he heard a woman screaming and saw her on the...
Baseball Team Rescues Grounds Crew Engulfed by Sudden Storm
The best scene in Major League Baseball this year. In Colorado, watch the visiting team swarm onto the field to rescue a grounds...
Students Feed Homeless Despite City Warnings
"For nearly two years, students, parents and staff at the Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School have handed out food and supplies to the...
Ode to the Founding Fathers on the Fourth of July
Editor's Blog -Happy Independence Day to all Americans!Do you remember the French newspaper headline the day after 9/11: We Are All Americans Now... I...
Philly Cops Honored for Compassion and Fairness
"Philadelphia Police Chief of Staff Kimberly Byrd has won the coveted George Fencl Award - named for the exemplary head of Civil Affairs during...
Colombian Peace Groups Nominated for Nobel Prize
Two Colombian groups were nominated in February for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their extraordinary commitment to nonviolence in the midst of the...
Singles Get Together and Make a Difference for Valentine’s Day
Singles are being inspired across the nation to "get engaged" through volunteering this Valentine's Day. Recognizing the power of community service to bring people...
The Top Ten Green Buildings for 2006
This summer, the American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Wonderful Life Tops 100 Most Inspiring Films List
Last night the American Film Institute presented the list of Top 100 Most Inspiring American Films in a three-hour television special on CBS. A...
Katrina’s Piano Fund Replaces Instruments Lost in Flooding, Restores Musicians
I will not be the only one with tears running down my face after some of you read this story. Katrina's Piano Fund...
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
(Reprint of a GNN story from 2003; in preparation for a followup article soon)
IMAGINE. . . Imagine a machine that can turn almost...
Good News on PBS: US Cities Improving
A new PBS series shows us how to fix our cities... make them greener, cleaner, more livable, less wasteful. It will showcase extraordinary...
Bon Jovi to Sponsor Six Homes with Habitat for Humanity in Philly
A Philadelphia radio station announced the expansion of a partnership between Jon Bon Jovi and the city's Habitat for Humanity charity by highlighting the...