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Homeless World Cup Film to Premiere at Sundance
KICKING IT is an intimate film that chronicles the lives of seven homeless athletes who achieve goals on the football field while overcoming poverty...
Welcome to the New Site: Please Be Patient!
Hello everyone and welcome to the NEW Good News Network site. It is a "beta" site and we are still working out the bugs....
Company Will be Largest Solar Generator in State
"By year’s end, Deltec will be using 100 percent renewable energy at its factory. That will make Deltec not only Asheville’s largest maker of...
Good News on Vacation?
Editor's Blog - If you subscribe to my newsletter you know I am away from the office taking the kids on their vacation. We...
Web Sites Provide Big Savings on College Textbooks
Because the average first-year college student today spends over $900 on textbooks, Web sites have sprung up offering price-comparison tools that help save 50...
No Water Wasted with State Capital Collection System
Even with the recent drought, the grounds of the North Carolina State Legislative Building are lush and green. A water-collection system funnels rain water...
Teen Trends Look Positive
The Chicago Tribune editorial board might have been reading the Good News Network. Today they added together the positive trends in the lives of...
Baby Crying Behind You on a Jet? Turn a Negative into a Positive
David Pollay has advice for anyone in need of rescue from a situation that is so distracting or irritating that you can't think of...
New 2007 Laws Protect Consumers from ID Theft and Citizens’ Rights
State Lawmakers have been busy and their new laws for 2007 are mostly good news for consumers, common citizens and people struggling to make...
Energy Neighbor Fund Shares the Gift of Warmth
Faced with high fuel costs, more families than usual are expected to need help staying warm during the holidays and throughout the winter. Progress...
Cookie Scented Milk Ads Debut In Bus Shelters
Chocolate chip cookie scented bus shelters will spring up in California to treat commuters to an unexpected multi-sensory experience. A new twist on the...
New Power Plants To Run On Chicken Droppings
Power plants that burn chicken droppings and turkey leftovers are sure to be welcome in areas like Maryland's Eastern Shore and North Carolina where...
Rhode Island Embarks on Statewide Broadband
America's smallest state is seeking to become its first to offer a wireless broadband network from border to border. Reuters reports on...
G is for Ginger Cascades Girl Scout Camp
EDITOR'S BLOG
This weekend I brought our kids and myself to the Ginger Cascades Girl Scout camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina....
Spina Bifida Kids Grow New Bladders with Scientists’ Help
A new procedure pioneered at Wake Forest University in North Carolina has given seven kids new bladders that were grown from the children's own...
Summer Vacations, Cheering Orphans, and Host Couples
To California, North Carolina, and Virginia, the Summer Miracles program brings orphans from Russia, Kazakhstan and Columbia for summer vacation with host families. Through...
Woman Donates Part of her Liver to a Child She Didn’t Even Know
While the season of giving flourished in department stores, the true meaning of the word was demonstrated in a hospital in North Carolina. A...
Shoe Stores and Basketball Coaches Donate Loads of Sneakers to Poor Kids
Inspired by compassionate college basketball coaches and retail sales struggles, companies are donating millions of pairs of shoes to help children in impoverished countries.
After food, clean...
29 Year-Old Single-Handedly Raises Relief Supplies for Hurricane Victims
Esther Stevens’ dining table in Colorado Springs, CO, has become a makeshift operations center for getting aid to the victims of Hurricane Mitch.
“I’ve never...
Good News in History, May 3
71 years ago today, two men were rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell...