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Neighbors Unite Around ‘Loner’ Among Them
For years, Bill Judge had been a loner, known in his neighborhood for the five old cars in his driveway and his eccentric habits....
News Anchor Refuses to Read Paris Hilton Story in On-Air Protest
EDITOR'S BLOG - Mika Brzezinski is my new hero! The MSNBC anchorwoman refused to read a Paris Hilton story chosen as the lead for...
NPR Host and Media Critic, Geri Weis-Corbley?
EDITOR'S BLOG - I found out last night I was in the top seven percent in audience voting in the NPR Talent Quest...
URGENT: Vote For Good News on Public Radio!
EDITOR'S BLOG If you haven't voted for my entry into the National Public Radio's Talent Quest, please do so by this weekend. That's...
Tortured Congolese Mom Wins America’s Hometown Hero Award and New Car
In 1998, Rose Mapendo was sitting on the concrete floor of a Congolese prison cell summoning up every ounce of courage, strength and intellect...
Turn Off the Bad News (Opinion)
If you surf the Internet today and go to any of the news sites, you will find story after story promoting bad news. Bird...
Canada Court Rejects Detention Law
"Canada's Supreme Court has struck down a controversial system that allowed the government to detain and deport foreign-born individuals... The nine judges ruled that...
Recognizing People Who Do The Right Thing
Over the last five years or so there has been an incredible amount of giving by more and more people, whether it's contributing money...
Gratitude: Accepting Ourselves for the Beautiful People We Are
As far as understanding ourselves is concerned, many of us need to work harder at accepting ourselves for the beautiful people that we are.
It...
Canada Court Says Child Can Have 2 Moms, 1 Dad
Interesting news to me, and, it seems, good news for a 5-year-old Canadian boy who will benefit from a judge's ruling that says he...
G is for Gay Marriage
EDITOR'S BLOG — As the editor, I need to decide what meets our standards of good news. I was stymied this week when reading about...
DNA Clears Man After 25 Years in Prison
A decorated Vietnam veteran accepted the apology of a Texas judge after he was wrongly jailed for 25 years and released when new DNA...
Court Orders No Drilling in Arctic Wetlands
Thirteen percent of public land, critical to caribou and other wildlife, will remain closed to drilling. A federal judge in Alaska last week ordered...
A Grieving Mother’s Incredible Forgiveness
A great story of compassion in the NY Daily News:
The mother of a Harlem teen gunned down by a 12-year-old told her son's baby-faced...
Blogger Freed From Prison in Egypt
After six weeks in detention, Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel-Fatah was finally released Thursday. The Christian Science Monitor reported May 17:
Web community rallies to free...
Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Study Finds Older People Happier Than Anticipated
Back when he was 20 years old in 1965, rock star Pete Townshend wrote the line “I hope I die before I get old”...
CA Ruling in Favor of Bloggers as Journalists
"The good news keeps on coming for blogger legal rights. Friday, a California Appeals Court ruled that Apple could not compel several bloggers and...
Sony Anti-Piracy Debacle Ends with Free Downloads for PC Owners
BBC reports on the settlement of lawsuits brought against Sony after their copy protection "root kits" installed on music cd's turned out to be...
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...
Fat Man Walking: Losing Pounds and Gaining Peace
Steve Vaught is an unlikely celebrity:
"...A morbidly obese man who has captured the heart of America by walking alone across the country on a...