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Solar Village Begins to Bloom on National Mall
A cluster of 20 solar-powered homes will open their doors to tourists as well as energy and design enthusiasts tomorrow in the 4th...
USDA to Fund Environmental Clean-up of Mississippi River
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin funded...
Ford Gets $5.9 Billion Loan to Retool Plants for Energy Efficient Cars
The Department of Energy announced yesterday they finalized a loan of $5.9 billion for Ford Motor Company to transform factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan,...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Seabiscuit Stamp Debuts After People-Powered 8-Year Effort
An eight-year effort by thousands of grassroots volunteers resulted in a new 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit. Its debut today from...
53 Wind Projects Awarded $8.5M, Includes Environmental Impact Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu last week announced a list of 53 wind energy projects that will receive up to $8.5...
183 Projects Funded for Fish and Wildlife
From the Lower Mississippi River Delta to the North Carolina coast, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will undertake 183 construction projects focused...
Environmental Protection Agency Halts Mountaintop Removal Permits
The US Environmental Protection Agency this week called for a halt to select mountaintop removal permits, in order to address their impact on...
Violinist Plays for Those who Saved His Arm
Ken Wollberg, a classically trained violinist, returned to the hospital where surgeons reattached his triceps and tissue to show his appreciation with a concert....
Newspaper Reader Donates Van to Theft Victim
This warmed my heart, and I thought it deserved national attention: A Kentucky woman whose van was stolen while she was visiting her husband...
Grape-Seed Extract Kills Leukemia Cells in Lab
An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that...
Man Decorates Basement with $10 Worth of Sharpie Pens
This makes me want to start doodling on my walls. . . A central Kentucky man decorates his cream color walls with...
Fast Food Operator Kicks In $80 Million to Help Feed Schoolchildren
Lunches for over 200 million hungry schoolchildren in the developing world will be delivered, thanks to a commitment of $80 million by leading restaurant...
Coaching Legend Don Haskins Dies, Remembered for Breaking Color Barrier
Don Haskins coached perhaps the most important basketball game of all time and broke the color barrier in an all-white sport at the time....
Arts and Chess Part of Plan to Boost School Scores
Two poorly performing Kentucky schools in downtown Lexington will receive $1.2 million to hire more teachers and offer chess, violin, foreign language and art...
US Firms Give $76 Million in Aid to China Quake Relief
Despite challenges in the US economy, American corporations have heard the call and responded to the May earthquake disaster in China with cash donations,...
Top Tailpipe Polluters Clean Up Their Act
With current fuel prices high, alternative fuel use is surging among businesses and governments that depend on vehicle fleets to transport their products and...
Silver Alert Helps Rescue Lost Seniors
When 83-year-old Helen Long left her North Carolina home without notice last January, her daughter called state police. The police alerted the...
Welcome to the New Site: Please Be Patient!
Hello everyone and welcome to the NEW Good News Network site. It is a "beta" site and we are still working out the bugs....
The VA Tech Shootings and the Need for Good News
EDITOR'S BLOG — What is one to say after the worst school shooting in history? And on the very same day, the worst bombings...