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Elementary School Focusing on Fitness Sees Improvement in Discipline
A school’s “mileage club” started in 2009 with the idea of handing out charms as an incentive for kids to run during recess has...
The Greenest Colleges in America
A U.S. Green Building Council partnership released its third annual report listing the greenest colleges nationwide. The online-only guide, available as a free download,...
U.S. Cracks Down on Wasteful IT Spending, Saving $3 Billion
In a new effort to reduce duplication and ensure the U.S. government operates more efficiently, 137 federal data centers have been identified by the...
Kenyan Exchange Student Runs for His Tiny Village Back Home
He set out on his own in 2009 when he took the 8,000-mile flight from Kenya to Maryland as a foreign exchange student.
He had...
Blue Crab Comeback Continues in Chesapeake Bay
Continuing their comeback in the Chesapeake Bay, blue crabs hit their second-highest total this winter since 1997, officials said Tuesday, nearly double the record...
$30,000 Lottery Ticket Left in Church Collection Plate
A struggling Baltimore parish received a surprising donation two Sundays ago, when a winning lottery scratch-off ticket arrived in the collection plate. The Maryland...
America’s Oldest Wild Bird is a New Mom at 60
The oldest known U.S. wild bird, a 60 year-old Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is a new mother. The bird, which has likely logged 50,000...
Good News for the Chesapeake Bay Oysters
Good news from the largest estuary in the United States:
The Chesapeake Bay's beleaguered oyster population spawned a bumper crop of babies last year, Maryland...
Packed Stadium Heard Man Brought Back from “Dead”
The heart of a high school football announcer just stopped beating at a football game and was restarted by coaches and a doctor while...
iPhone Fever: ‘Laugh Out Loud’ Column Debuts on Good News Network
We weren’t in our seats five minutes when it began: “Look at this,” my cousin Peter said, tilting his iPhone so I might see...
Kohl’s Stores Reach Milestone With 100th Solar Location
After installing its first solar panels atop a California store three years ago, Kohl’s Department Stores marked a bright green milestone last week activating...
School Shopping Season Begins With 19 States Waiving Sales Tax
Many states are implementing a tax holiday in the coming weeks, hoping to boost retail sales and let struggling families get more for their...
Chesapeake Bay Grasses Increase 12%, Pollution Controls are Working
A partnership of states and agencies trying to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay said that bay grasses increased 12 percent last year,...
Blue Crab Population Up 60 Percent In Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday that the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has increased substantially for the second straight year. The results of...
Adopted Russian Orphan Raises $60,000 to Build Playground Back Home
Alex Griffith, 16, was adopted as a baby from a Krasnoyarsk, Russia, hospital. Now, he's raised more than $60,000 to design and build a...
10 Cities Where The Economy Is Growing Faster Than Before The Recession
One barometer of the economic health of American cities is the total value of the goods and services produced in a metropolitan area.According to...
At Last, Some Good News for Progressives
(Op-Ed) Yesterday, voters in Oregon approved two measures that will raise taxes on high-income residents and corporations, enabling a state plagued by 11...
Wildlife Rescuers Save Frostbitten Pelicans
A flock of brown pelicans hung around the Chesapeake Bay well past the time they were supposed to fly south for the winter....
Hundreds of Amish Strangers Come to Rescue Farmer Whose Barn was Destroyed
Maryland farmer John Helmstetter thought his life was ruined after a fire destroyed his barn and a third of his cattle. But he regained...
Library of Congress Puts Thousands of Historic Books Online
Nearly 60,000 books prized by historians, writers and genealogists, many too old and fragile to be safely handled, have been digitally scanned as part...