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17 Year-Old Out To Prove That Guys Are Not Idiots!
Rob Sowell, 17, has always loved children. Even when he was in elementary school, he gave up recesses to watch the smaller kids while...
UPS Sends Senior Managers Into Hell’s Kitchen to Help Poor
Call it a crash course in “The Shocking Facts of Life 101”, when United Parcel Service executives from around the country are air-dropped into...
Chefs Give Swordfish a Break
Chefs across the country are taking swordfish off the menu. The chefs have nothing against swordfish, always a popular restaurant entree. Rather, by voluntarily...
Sage In Toyland: Slinky CEO Cares About Her Employees
I had to call Betty. I hadn’t talked to her in a while. I had met Betty a few years ago when I toured...
Basketball Player Dikembe Mutombo Gives $2 Million to Congo Hospital
Atlanta Hawks center Dikembe Mutombo has announced that he will donate $2 million toward the building of a planned $44 million hospital and medical...
Bank Supports Green Initiatives in Pacific Northwest
A new bank in a seacoast town on the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State is taking a cue from urban experiments...
83-Year-Old Reconnects Two Koreas
The founder of the Hyundai conglomerate, a self-made billionaire who left North Korea in 1933 at the age of 18 to seek his fortune,...
Nursing Homes: Transforming Homes for the Dying into Homes for the Living …the Eden Alternative
When Bill Thomas graduated from Harvard Medical School he had no intention of working in a nursing home -- too depressing. “I went out...
A Brain Tumor, the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
It appeared suddenly. Blackness blotted out my vision. A moment before, I'd focused on the cards that I held. Now I was blind. Then--like...
Today’s Students Choose Social Causes Over Surfboards During Spring Break
Spring break may mean beaches, bikinis and beer for some, but students participating in Break Away, a national nonprofit group that steers people to...
Easter Peace Accord Signed in Northern Ireland!
(Good Friday, April 10, 1998) The two-year-old peace talks in Northern Ireland finally produced a settlement this afternoon after an imposed deadline forced a...
Birds vs. Buildings
The Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) convinced 80 buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario to turn off their lights at night during bird migration seasons....
Cancer Rates Dropping; First Time in History
Study Brings Exciting Message of Hope:
The chances of getting cancer are declining... and the chances of dying of cancer are declining even faster, reported...
Corporations Mimic Rainforest Efficiency While Creating Profits
In natural systems like rainforests, one creature's waste is another's food, and virtually nothing is lost forever. Contrast this highly efficient natural system with...
Ideas for Random Acts of Kindness Week February 9-16
Hundreds of communities and churches across the country are participating in Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 9-16.
You may have seen the bumper stickers....
All-Party Peace Talks on Northern Ireland
After nearly 30 years of violence between Protestants and Catholics, a July cease-fire remains in place and Britain's new leader Tony Blair has coaxed...
Firefighters Welcome Gang Members
In a Los Angeles neighborhood full of gang activity, where bullets sometimes fly, Fire Station No. 68 serves the community of central Los Angeles,...
Service Animals Help Mentally and Emotionally Challenged to Function
AIRMONT, N.Y. -- When Micky Niego knew she had to go out in public, the fear and stress could bring on a severe asthma...
Help Others and Recycle at the Same Time
Here are some ways you can recycle worn out items instead of sending them to the landfill -- items like shoes, glasses, greeting cards,...
Chrysler To Turn Recycled Plastic Into Recyclable Car
Chrysler's quest to manufacture its first recyclable car is nearing completion. Experiments have produced an environmentally friendly machine which is low-cost, lightweight, and durable....