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Stimulus in Action: “Beginning to Percolate Nationwide”
Building repairs are underway on public housing in Imboden, Ark., and Cumberland, Ill., states across the country are receiving money to weatherize the...
Nearly Half Million U.S. Kids Get Free Dental Care on Single Day
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month – and dentists from across the country took part in a one day program to make sure...
Students Encouraging Local Bars to Recycle Glass
Overland Park university seniors called 30 bars around Lawrence, Kansas asking them if they recycled glass. None of them did, so their new group,...
New ‘Smart’ Lighting Makes Parking Greener and Safer
Even after daytime users drive home, parking lots and garages light up the night. Evening users are few, but for safety reasons, the lights...
5 Examples of Holiday Generosity to Make You Cry
You may be wiping tears of joy after seeing these news reports from around the country as Americans give back to those who need...
Miami Heat Star Scores Off Court
Miami Heat basketball star, Dwyane Wade, who is the leading NBA scorer, heard the plight of a South Florida woman whose nephew accidentally burned...
Secret Santas in 3 States Spread Cheer, $100 Bills
A mother in suburban St. Louis was overcome by emotion when a woman approached her and handed her two $100 bills, that could help...
US Holiday Sales Make Solid Start Amidst Biggest Wall Street Rally in 75 Years
The US holiday shopping season got off to an encouraging start, with sales on the day after Thanksgiving up 3% from last year. "Under...
Healthiest Cities in US: Lincoln, Nebraska is #1
The top four healthiest cities for 2007 according to the US Centers for Disease Control are: Lincoln, Nebraska; Fargo, North Dakota; Boulder, Colorado; and...
Bystanders Thwart Attempted Carjacking (Video)
Everyone knows crime happens. But there are angels and "Good Samaritans" who come to the rescue reviving our belief that most people care --...
US Gas Prices Down Nationwide
The average price of regular gas has dropped 35 cents over the past two weeks to $3.31 a gallon. The cheapest gas...
National Day of Encouragement- September 12
A visionary group of teenagers in Arkansas identified the biggest problem facing youth and society today -- the lack of encouragement. The students felt...
2008 American Government Innovation Awards
Sweeping the honors for this year’s Innovations in American Government Awards are three states: Missouri, for its successful approach to rehabilitating juvenile offenders; North...
Summer Vacation for Kids Includes Helping Neediest Communities in Dallas
As most teenagers spent their summer break at the beach, pool or working at summer jobs, some 240 junior high and high school-age kids...
My Hero Calls Me Mama
Chance was named before his birth, not knowing how fitting it would be. Born after only 28 weeks of gestation, the baby -- and...
Non-Profit Teach for America Sees Big Growth
Teach For America announced this week a record number of incoming recruits for fall placement in low-income schools across the country. 3,700 new teachers...
Tornado Victims Pay It Forward
With all the news of tornados, this story shows the best of what can come from such an event, as victims help other victims...
Flattened by Tornado Last Year, Greensburg Launches Green Rebirth
Nearly one year after most of Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by a massive tornado, the city is rebuilding with green environmental standards that will...
Bid Your Inner Bitch Bye-Bye: 7 Tips to Squash Your Sugar Habit
Are you often overcome with an urge to splurge on candy, cookies, and chips – and then afterwards do you become an argumentative Sugar...
Ugandan Government, Rebels Sign Cease-Fire in Latest Step Toward Peace Deal
Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army signed a formal cease-fire with the government on Feb. 24 and are moving toward a March deadline...