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Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Good News: GNN’s Tenth Year Anniversary!
EDITOR'S BLOG -
Today the Good News Network enters it's tenth year on the Web.
On August 31, 1997 I was amazed that at the push...
Encouraging Results in Iraqi Police Recruiting
(Aug 22) More than 500 Iraqi men have joined the police in Anbar province -- the most violent area of the Sunni Arab insurgency...
Inspiration Point: Your Flaw May Be A Strength
My dad, now 90, told this story to me many times. It illustrates how our greatest challenges or problems in life can become...
Dry Clean Only… A Thing of the Past
A Holland America cruise ship can now successfully process all "Dry Clean Only" garments without the conventional Dry Cleaning fluid and its toxic...
Free Plastic Bags To Be Banned in Australia
The state government of Victoria will be first in Australia to charge for every plastic grocery bag used. Environment Minister John Thwaites said a...
Review: Peaceful Warrior Teaches There are No Ordinary Moments
REVIEW Peaceful Warrior is a must-see new movie staring Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz and Amy Smart opening in a range of cities this...
Gaza Children Flown to Israeli Hospital
Larry Rich sheds some positive light on relations in the Middle East that are hidden from the world's media. Israeli technology, medical expertise, and...
A Responsibility To Make Peace, A Letter From King Abdullah
My father, the late King Hussein, often said peace is a gift that we give to future generations. And this was Jordan's vision...
Maine Extends Giving Laptops to Seventh Graders
Maine extended its successful laptop program in schools last week announcing a contract for Apple Computers to supply new laptops to more than...
London Birdwatchers Awed as Avocet Hatches in City Wetlands
LONDON — With its striking black and white plumage and elegant upturned bill, the avocet is one of the most distinctive birds. It's also...
First Whooping Cranes Hatch in Midwest in Over 100 Years
Last week wildlife officials in Wisconsin celebrated the birth of two whooping crane chicks marking the first time in over 100 years that a...
More Than A Game
OPINION Washington, D.C. - "Some people believe that football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude,...
Homeless Choir Inspires Audiences Worldwide
They were homeless in Montreal, yet the singers of Accueil Bonneau Choir (also known as the Montreal Homeless Choir) captivated audiences worldwide -- and...
Tennessee: Brook Trout on the Rebound
Once endangered in the Eastern United States, the brook trout is making a comeback. The success of conservation efforts has led to stable populations...
Twelve Amazing Teens Changing the World
After receiving nearly 1,500 nominations for its 2006 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program, 12 inspiring kids have been recognized for their outstanding efforts to...
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
(Reprint of a GNN story from 2003; in preparation for a followup article soon)
IMAGINE. . . Imagine a machine that can turn almost...
Michigan’s Rouge River Back from Brink
Michigan's Rouge River has been returned to health thanks to the Clean Water Act, $1 billion and measures to filter runoff from surrounding factories,...
Grassroots Internet Campaign Pressures Indonesia to Save Orangutan Rainforest
Under intense international pressure, the Indonesian government has virtually abandoned plans to convert large areas of ancient rainforest in the "Heart of Borneo" that...
Carter Center Eradicates Guinea Worm in Africa
When former US President Jimmy Carter saw the suffering in the developing world caused by a little known disease called Guinea worm, he updated...