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Barbaro: More Inspiring Than If He’d Won Triple Crown
Last year, Afleet Alex made our hearts skip a beat and then leap for joy when he fell to his knees and then miraculously...
How a Chocolate Bar Saved a Mayan Community from Destruction
When you see a product marked with the Fair Trade emblem, it means the farmers were paid top dollar for their goods. UK Green...
760,000 people in 118 countries Walk to Eradicate Hunger
Last Sunday, more than 760,000 people took to the streets of more than 100 countries to walk five kilometres in support of Fight Hunger:...
A Hero to Iraqi Kids, American Soldier Inspired to Give Gifts
From the Oregonian comes this Memorial Day tribute to an American soldier who gets a kick out of bringing gifts to the kids in...
G is for Girl Flicks
EDITOR'S BLOG I just curled up to watch the kind of movie no one else in my family is particularly interested in....
Top Soccer Stars Score for Kids at World Cup
The world's top soccer stars will not only score for their home countries at next month's World Cup but also play for UNICEF, the...
Rape Victim Awakens Pakistani Village Womens’ Rights
Mukhtar Mai is a shy Pakistani woman with such extraordinary courage that she was named Glamour's Woman of the Year, one of Asia's Heros...
Innovation Wins Good Government Awards for Six States
Six state programs, ranging from Maine's comprehensive health care reform to Wisconsin's environmental program for businesses, are competing for $100,000 grants in one of...
New Orleans gets $60 Million Boost from Tiny Arab Nation
New Orleans receives a big boost this week from the small Persian Gulf country of Qatar who is paying-up a large chunk of the...
Help Others.org
Help Others is a web community that features stories of kindness. Nothing is known publicly about the site, but the stories are powerful so...
Good Neighbors Come in All Income Brackets
It is not common to hear good news about Espanola, New Mexico, so I thought I would share this story about neighborly generosity.
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Freedom and Opportunity, not Language, Define American Values
In honor of Cinco de Mayo and regarding the immigration debate the US is embroiled in, you might want to read an opinion piece...
Soda Sales in Schools Voluntarily Slashed
Former President Bill Clinton and the American Heart Association negotiated a deal with the biggest beverage distributors in the U.S. whereby they will voluntarily...
Number of Child Laborers Worldwide Falls
Child labor, especially in its worst forms, is in decline for the first time across the globe, the United Nations International Labour Organization said...
In Southern Sudan, 250 demobilized child soldiers trade weapons for textbooks
UNICEF officials, parents, and local and military leaders celebrated the demobilization of 250 youngsters from armed forces and groups in Southern Sudan last week....
Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids
In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
Prince Harry Continues Diana’s AIDS Work in Africa
Prince Harry is launching a charity in Lesotho to support children orphaned by Aids, in memory of his mother Diana. The Charity will support...
Volvo Pledges Lifetime of Cars to U.S. Doctor Serving Orphans, Mothers in Ethiopia
The fourth annual Volvo for Life awards were announced and the 2006 grand prize winner is Dr. Ingida Asfaw of Pontiac, Michigan. Asfaw is...
U.S. WWII Flying Ace Dies, Lived Heroic and Humble Life
Fred Christensen was an ace pilot in World War II. He always flew his P-47 Thunderbolt with a stray black cat he found named...
Hundreds of thousands of young Sudanese to go to school for first time thanks to UN aid
3 April – In a massive campaign to double the number of children in school as part of peace dividend, hundreds of thousands of...