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MS Patient Finds Therapy and Purpose Carving Canes
Mike Hunter, 56, was diagnosed with MS and had to quit working due to weakened legs. He's found a new purpose, however, after carving...
Singing Our Way To Truth: Peace Chorus Travels To Venezuela
"The Seattle Peace Chorus accepted the invitation to sing at Venezuela’s 5th Annual International Choral Festival. They were the sole U.S. representatives and...
Geothermal Plants Would Tap ‘Ring of Fire’
A follow-up to our recent Science report on clean geothermal power: "The Pacific Northwest, which sits on the volcano-laden "Ring of Fire" bordering the...
Encouraging Signs That Elder Care is On the Mend
Finally, for the first time, I have hope. I started my career in the aging field in the "mean old days" of the 1970s,...
Eco-Friendly Bamboo Bikes: a New Way to Pedal
Bamboo has captured the imagination of American manufacturers -- providing the material for everything from plush tee shirts to baseball bats to flooring. Count...
Rap Music Guru Russell Simmons Wants Bad Language Cleaned Up
Al Sharpton and other black activists are angry at hip-hop superstar entrepreneur Russell Simmons for stepping forward to initiate a new dialogue around offensive...
EARTH DAY News From the States: IL, WA, and GA
For a happier Earth Day, read four stories from the states, where in Washington, Illinois and Georgia, beautiful areas of the United States are...
Recycling at Boeing Paid Huge Dividends in 2006
Every day is Earth Day at Boeing!... Why? Because it puts money in their pocket. "The aerospace company said it earned more than $60...
Cab Driver Returns Wallet and $5,950
The more we hear about honest cab drivers, like the one earlier this week in New York, the more it makes each of us...
Women Help Keep Peace as Defense Ministers in South America
Fully one-third of the leaders of defense for South American countries are now women. They are talking peace and justice in countries once plagued...
First US Cities to Require Green Building Codes
Boston and Washington DC are trying to become the first major US city with requirements that all new large buildings adhere to "green" building...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 1) Bold Steps Reduce Global Warming
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
Dogs and Cats Comfort the Homeless, and the Vet Who Volunteers
"There are those who volunteer at food banks to nourish people in need. And there are those, such as Dr. Stanley Coe, a retired...
Congress Gets First Muslim Lawmaker
Minnesota voters elected the nation's first Muslim member of Congress. The winner, Keith Ellison, said, "We tried to pull people together on things we...
Vermont Experiment Keeps Seniors at Home, Out of Nursing Homes
A unique experiment is under way in Vermont that allows older people to stay home and avoid nursing homes. Under Vermont's Choices for Care...
U.S. Mayors Embrace Kyoto Protocol
In the fight against global warming, 320 mayors of U.S. cities have boldly gone where the U.S. government would not — into the...
Man Wins Nobel Prize Like His Father
Roger Kornberg, a biochemist at Stanford University, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for work with DNA and genes... just like his father before...
Gates, Rockefeller Charities Take Aim at African Hunger
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation have teamed up to tackle hunger in Africa, starting with a $150 million endowment....
Soros Invests $50M to Lift African Villages From Poverty
US financier George Soros is to invest $50 million in a development project that aims to show how targeted investment can end extreme poverty...