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States Put the ‘Home’ in Nursing Homes
The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass., is part of what's known as the Green House project, founded by geriatrician Dr. Bill...
Prisoners Lovingly Raise Endangered Frogs by Hand
In a fenced off-area behind Cedar Creek Correctional Center, two inmates spend nine hours a day feeding and tending their tiny Oregon spotted frog...
Man, 73, Rides 3 Miles in Wheelchair to Aid Sister
A 73-year-old Oregon man traveled three miles in his wheelchair before hunters found him and helped rescue his 61-year-sister after their car got stuck...
Tennessee’s Bold Leap in Care for the Aged and Disabled
After lagging behind the rest of the country for years, Tennessee is catching up fast when it comes to improvements in its health care...
Kohl’s Stores Reach Milestone With 100th Solar Location
After installing its first solar panels atop a California store three years ago, Kohl’s Department Stores marked a bright green milestone last week activating...
Trail Honors Forestry Hero who Saved Dozens of Firefighters from Great Inferno
The summer of 1910 in Idaho was a crackling-dry, hot powder keg of rampant forest fires. The U.S. Forest Service was scrambling to stay...
Adventurer Flies Across English Channel With Helium Filled balloons
36-year-old Jonathan Trappe of Raleigh, N.C., floated across the English Channel Friday, powered only by a colorful cluster of helium-filled balloons. ...
Pentagon Withdraws Opposition to Wind Projects After Radar Work-Around
In what is surely the most promising news of the decade for the nation’s burgeoning wind energy industry, the Pentagon has withdrawn its objection...
Magic Helps Healing – in Hospital and on Battlefield
A National Guard medic from Oregon has saved many people on his multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it was the collection of...
Top 5 Greenest Cities in the World
The five greenest cities in the world aren’t necessarily those with nothing but trees and parks. Being a green city...
Bald Eagles Flourish, as Tourists Flock to See Hundreds at a Time
Since their comeback from the brink of extinction in the 1960's, bald eagles have been flocking to this park every winter, attracting bird-watchers by...
CEO Gives 20 Million Dollar Company to Employees
A CEO this week gave his entire company to the workers who've made his natural food company the success that generates revenues exceeding $20...
Homeless Pedal for Exercise in Eco-Gym, Powering the Electric Grid at Same Time
A "green gym" in Detroit lets homeless folks get some exercise and -- thanks to stationary bikes hooked up to the power grid...
At Last, Some Good News for Progressives
(Op-Ed) Yesterday, voters in Oregon approved two measures that will raise taxes on high-income residents and corporations, enabling a state plagued by 11...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
Pink Glove Dance Video Tops the Web for Breast Cancer
The latest viral video sweeping the Web is a music video featuring 200 doctors, nurses, lab technicians, kitchen and janitorial staff dancing while wearing...
Sportsmanship Spreads on College Fields
The college football season began with an ugly incident — an Oregon player punching a Boise State player in a post-game fracas. But since...
Stimulus Package Added Thousands of Teaching, Construction Jobs Says New Data
Teachers, construction workers and public safety officials appear to be the initial winners from the states' share of the $787 billion federal economic stimulus...
Massachusetts Health Care Honored as Government Success
As the Obama administration and Congress debate the details of a national health care plan, the state that paved the way for universal...
Chihuahua Rescues Neighbors from Fire
A tiny Chihuahua's yapping is credited with waking up neighbors in an Oregon apartment complex on Tuesday as a fire broke out. ...