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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...
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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...

Palestinian Business Leaders Call for Unity, Peace

Financial Times reports on the Palestinian business leaders who are speaking up now in favor of a peace plan with Israel. Whether it is...
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The Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2006

Business Ethics Magazine has released its annual survey of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens." This year's list is led by Green Mountain Coffee...
The Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup

Earth Day Activities Launched in Biloxi to Clean up Hurricane Mess

Earth Day Special — The 21st annual Great American Cleanup is in full swing, mobilizing millions of volunteers to clean, beautify and improve their communities...

Drug Treatment Instead of Prison Yields Encouraging Results in CA

A new study from UCLA reports California has saved about $800 million over the last five years by sentencing non-violent drug offenders to community-based...

Brad Pitt Announces Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans Neighborhoods

Brad Pitt and Global Green USA announced the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans Neighborhoods. "Get ready to create implementable visions for reconstruction of a...
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Transforming a Barren Savannah to a Tropical Rainforest: The Remarkable story of Las Graviotas

EARTH DAY SPECIAL — Imagine miles and miles of desolate savannah in South America, without a tree or bird in sight, a veritable no-man's land....
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with Imam Mehdi Khorasani. (Photo: Business Wire)

The Dalai Lama and Muslim Leaders Hold Historic Peace Gathering

A landmark summit convened yesterday in San Francisco that marked the first time the global Muslim community has engaged the Dalai Lama in an...

Homes for Convicted Prostitutes Transforming Women’s Lives

Magdalene is a two-year sanctuary for women with a criminal history of prostitution and drug abuse. It provides safety, discipline, and "an unconditional love...

Bon Jovi to Sponsor Six Homes with Habitat for Humanity in Philly

A Philadelphia radio station announced the expansion of a partnership between Jon Bon Jovi and the city's Habitat for Humanity charity by highlighting the...

Pakistan Tackles Child Labor Horrors

The International Labour Organisation and Pakistan's Ministry of Labour have launched a program they say is aimed at eliminating the dangerous and degrading practice...
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Improving your Chances for a Business Loan

Neil's column regularly appears in the Good News Network.Your goal is to secure financing. Your prospective lender's goal is to understand your company's dynamics...
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Belief in a Higher Calling Creates Health

An article by Serena Gordon lists many positive ways that "spirituality" can influence health and longevity. But the experts interviewed are defining spirituality to...
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The New Medicine Airs on PBS March 29

A burgeoning movement is taking place in hospitals and clinics across the country, integrating the best of high-tech medicine with a new attitude that...

Rival Gangs in Jamaica Find Common Ground: A New Woman Prime Minister

"Portia Simpson-Miller, 51, who will be sworn in next week as the first woman Prime Minister of Jamaica, has prompted a rare dose of...
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The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World

The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World (Hardcover) The researchers who wrote this fascinating book characterize a new group of...

New Life for Historic Railway

In what has been called an "historic agreement," a scenic stretch of railroad along the rugged coastline of British Columbia has been donated to...

Spirituality and Religion Prevalent Among College Professors

Eighty-one percent of U.S. college professors consider themselves “spiritual,” according to a report by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. The...