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U.S. Government Leads the Way Cutting Greenhouse Gases
Leading by example, the US federal government, under orders from Barack Obama to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent over the next ten...
Small-Business Jobs Bill Clears Senate Hurdle
The U.S. Senate launched new legislation aimed at jumpstarting the struggling economy and creating jobs by giving small businesses easier access to credit. The...
U.S. To Host Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks In D.C.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders will tackle their toughest disputes in direct talks beginning early next month in Washington, U.S. officials announced Friday. Secretary of...
Good News About Stress Management: How “Good” Stress Keeps Us Going & Growing
Every health and lifestyle magazine contains articles claiming stress is bad for us. They list dozens of ways to relieve stress, from exercise to...
Seeds of Peace Camp: Sowing Tolerance Among Former Foes
While governments can do important work to promote it, peace, tolerance and understanding come mostly from people. That's why the South Asian Seeds of...
Two Families Cross Seas to Help Young Burn Victim to Thrive
Zhou Lin, as a badly burned child in China, locked eyes with an American woman who took pity on the begging family and decided...
New Grants to Improve Patient Safety and Curb Malpractice Suits
The prevalence of medical malpractice suits has long been the bane of physicians and providers of health care. Fear of lawsuits discourages the sharing...
“Be Inspired” Week on Good Morning America
We all know people who inspire us with their brains, creativity, compassion and drive -- people who make a difference by changing lives and...
Socialism Thrives in North Dakota to Benefit All
As Washington tries to regulate Wall Street's newfangled derivatives, government officials in at least a dozen states are considering a North Dakota solution: a...
Mural Project Changes Face of Blight in DC
What do you get when you put together high energy teenagers, aerosol cans, and empty walls in blighted neighborhoods? In Washington DC...
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
Bridging a Class Divide, One English Lesson at a Time
In Honduras, Ana Carolina Ebanks was a public defender. But when she immigrated to the United States six years ago, the career did not...
First Woman to Coach High School Football in the US
Tomorrow, Natalie Randolph is scheduled to be named the head football coach at Coolidge High School in Washington, DC, making her what is believed...
Freddie Mac Offers ‘Holistic’ Help for Homes Facing Foreclosure
Freddie Mac and a network of non-profit organizations announced a nationwide phone campaign to convince discouraged delinquent borrowers to pursue mortgage workouts that can...
US to Invest $8 Billion in High Speed Rail
President Obama announced the dedication yesterday of $8 billion in federal stimulus investments to jump-start American high-speed rail and improve existing rail lines...
Four Community Volunteers Honored as Heros for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
To honor and encourage volunteerism on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Allstate Insurance Company is honoring four African-American volunteers who generously serve their communities...
Top Ten Innovations You’ve Never Heard Of
Here are the Top Ten Innovations from 2009 that will lead us, with chin up, into the next decade. From new technologies that strip...
IMF Wins Coveted Environmental Award for Headquarters Buildings
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was awarded one of the highest environmental designations in the world for its headquarters in Washington DC yesterday....
US to Lift Ban on HIV-Positive Travelers
Today is World AIDS Day, and I just found this good news item about the US dropping its travel ban on people with...
What I’m Thankful for in 2009
It is the first year of twelve, as the founder and editor of the Good News Network, that I was able to pay myself...