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Minor League Ball Player’s First Home Run is Caught by Dad
A baseball player in the Houston Astros minor league, Conrad Gregor, hit his first Midwest League home run on Saturday night and the ball...
Personal Songs Offer Musical Medicine to Sick Kids
Megan Ford, whose stubborn leukemia is blasted every Friday with chemotherapy, jumped at the chance to receive a song made especially for her.
The organization...
3 of Internet’s Biggest Companies are the Greenest: Apple, Google, Facebook
Apple, Google, and Facebook are the powerhouse internet companies all sourcing their energy with renewable power, according to the new Greenpeace annual report on...
Years After Death, Wife Gives Husband Final Christmas Gift
David Schmitz knew his wife loved him, but she confirmed the depth of her affection and fondness for him and their children with a...
Paying Back Kindness, Cedar Rapids Sends $50K to Czech Republic
In a gesture of repayment for help that it received during the terrible local flooding of 2008, the town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has...
People Turn-up Kindness During Govt Shutdown
Over the last two weeks Americans have seen the worst in partisan politics, but the government shutdown has also triggered the generosity of ordinary...
Hero On Right Track Saves Elderly Couple Stuck at Railroad Crossing
An Iowa man, Chris Ihle, 38, noticed a big, old Pontiac car stalled on the railroad crossing, and then he heard the train whistle.
The...
Obama Honors First President Bush as “Points of Light” Shine On
President Obama welcomed the man who launched the modern service movement, President George H. W. Bush, now in a wheelchair and 89 years old,...
First-Ever Disabled Miss USA Contestant Inspires Young Girls
When Abbey Curran first saw a flyer for a local beauty pageant, she was 16 and walked with a pronounced limp due to cerebral...
Ducklings Rescued by Public Works Crew
After they dutifully followed their mama across a street, four ducklings got trapped when they fell into a storm sewer in Bettendorf, Iowa. Neighborhood...
Veteran Surprised by Combat Partner- A Yellow Lab Named Casey He Vowed to Adopt
On this Memorial Day, here is a heart-warming story about a Marine who vowed to take care of his partner if they each escaped...
Woman Celebrates 34th Birthday with 34 Random Acts of Kindness
Katie Jones set up a big white board in her kitchen, numbering 1 to 34, she listed ways to make people happy in celebration...
Small Businesses Put Ex-cons to Work
Ten years ago, Debbie Jakacki, owner of Jakacki Bag & Barrel in Chicago, a family business that's been around since 1942, found herself continually...
US Wind Industry Adding Record Number of Turbines
2012 has been the strongest year yet for the U.S. wind energy. The success of the federal Production Tax Credit and wind energy’s increased...
Teen’s Mission: Setting up Inclusive Cheerleading Squads for Kids With Disabilities
When she was 15, Sarah Cronk set up her community's first inclusive cheerleading squad at Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. Now, at...
GE to Hire 5000 Returning Veterans; States Also Seeking to Spur Jobs for Soldiers
A combination of activity is underway across government and industry has to help spur the hiring of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. General...
At Last, a Year for State Budgets When the Sky is Not Falling
After a four-year run during which states had to close budget gaps of historic proportions, the term “surplus” is finally making a modest comeback...
Grandson Buys Back the Family Farm
If only his grandparents could see him now. Chandler Nunnikhoven has bought back their beloved Iowa farmstead after it slipped out of the family...
Growth After Disaster: Going Beyond Resilience
It seems whenever we turn on the TV these days we witness disastrous scenes of flooding, fires, and typhoons forcing people from their homes...
US ‘Green Economy’ Now in Forefront
Saving energy has evolved from a moral calling to a financial imperative for businesses that have broadened the concept of energy efficiency to one...