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Top Ten Pet Stories of 2007
I compiled this list for the Ellen DeGeneres show and suggested they ask their audience to vote (with cheers) for the Top Pet Hero...
Pets Remain Priority for Displaced Californians Fleeing Homes From Wildfires
"Californians who couldn't bear leaving home without their pets found shelters willing to accommodate the animals along with the people." (FoxNews) Thanks to Ed...
Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched...
Homeless Get to Walk in the Pope’s Shoes
The Sharing and Caring Hands shelter in Minnesota received a blessing from the pope -- and a dozen pair of handmade Italian leather shoes...
Historic Healing for Native Americans and Whites Near Wounded Knee
(Custer, South Dakota) While some South Dakota whites will always be bitter about the modern Wounded Knee standoff three decades ago, a Native American...
UN to Plant 9 Million Trees in Refugee Areas
The United Nations refugee agency has pledged to plant more than 9 million trees this year in areas of human displacement where refugees have...
Wellspring House Gives Homeless Hope
Wellspring bed and breakfast for the homeless has been around for 25 years, since Nancy Schwoyer and a group of friends at church decided...
Gratitude: Becoming Grateful Enough to Miss the Negative
Most of us live in a part of the world blessed with abundance on every level – food, water, shelter, life's frills, employment opportunities,...
Woman Nursing Abused Lions Back to Health
This AP story features a photo of a huge lion planting a big kiss onto the lips of a Columbian woman who rescued him...
Homeless Getting New Lease on Life
"Across Massachusetts, men and women who have spent years on the streets finally have what they've always wanted. A house key." The Boston Herald...
Hero Dog Digs Snow Tunnel To Save Couple
Check out this link to a story about a German Shepherd-timberwolf pet that saved an elderly couple in New York from freezing by digging...
Recycle Old Cell Phones and Aid Domestic Abuse Survivors
Verizon Wireless was the first wireless carrier in the nation to collect and recycle old cell phones to protect the environment, and has done...
Change Your Life, No Matter the Circumstances
Part 3 in our series on Gratitude and how it can change your life features a man so down on his luck that calling...
Photo Students Volunteer to Shoot Portraits for Homeless Families
For homeless people, posing for family portraits can seem like a luxury. But students from a Santa Clara University photography class traveled to shelters...
Canstruction Makes Creations Out of Cans and Donates the Food
Designers and architects showcase their ingenious talents while feeding the hungry during annual "Canstruction" competitions where design firms test their mettle to see who...
Fish Stocks Highest in 50 Years Since Creek Restoration
The restoration of Nile Creek from a river that was devoid of fish into a salmon and cutthroat trout-bearing stream rich in life prompted...
Bush Signs Bill to Leave No Pet Behind in Evacuations
A recent poll found that 61 percent of pet owners say that in an emergency they would refuse to evacuate their home if they...
Madonna Helps AIDS Orphans in Malawi
Madonna is visiting the African state of Malawi where she is building an orphanage and child care centre and is involved in other initiatives...
Veteran Claims $200M Powerball Jackpot
A Gulf War veteran and his wife who works at Wal-Mart were living paycheck-to-paycheck, but this week they stepped forward to claim a $200...