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Stimulus in Action: “Beginning to Percolate Nationwide”
Building repairs are underway on public housing in Imboden, Ark., and Cumberland, Ill., states across the country are receiving money to weatherize the...
Free Appliance Repair Helps in Tough Economy
Amid tough economic realities, one website is doing its part to help consumers save money.
RepairClinic.com offers free repair help, including detailed drawings of...
Jay Leno to Bring Comic Relief to a Battered Detroit
During Monday’s “Tonight Show,” Jay Leno announced his plan to do a free comedy show for the unemployed men and women of Detroit. In...
Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House Wins Gershwin Prize on PBS Tonight
“Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize” will showcase an evening of celebration with President and Mrs....
Crafting Our Shifting Moods
I was raised to be intolerant (this was an unconscious act of my ignorant but loveable parents). I was taught that everything...
The Great Sockathon: Change Your Socks, Change the World
A social entrepreneur and creative maverick has set a huge goal for his company: raising one million dollars for the Sierra Club, and one...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
CNN to Give $100,000 to ‘Hero’ on Holiday Special
This year's Top 10 CNN Heroes were announced last week. Each will receive $25,000 and be honored during a televised All-Star Tribute airing on...
What are the Odds? Son Gets Same Dorm Room as Dad
The father of a Michigan State University student said fate landed the 18-year-old in the same dorm room his dad stayed in 30 years...
Man, 66, Records 2 Holes-in-1 in Same Round
A 66-year-old Michigan golfer has been swinging at greens for half a century but has never had a hole-in-one. Until last Thursday, when...
Happy in Horse Poop: The Entremanureal Journey
I didn’t make a plan to save critters in need, but that is the path my life has taken. My passion for animals went...
WWII Vets Finally Get to See the Memorial Built in Their Honor
They last donned uniforms nearly 70 years ago, but thanks to volunteers and donations to the Honor Flight network, World War II veterans finally...
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...
Non-Profit Teach for America Sees Big Growth
Teach For America announced this week a record number of incoming recruits for fall placement in low-income schools across the country. 3,700 new teachers...
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...
Say No to Cookie Dough! Raise Money for Youth Groups and Schools With Inspiration
Do you have way too much cookie dough in your freezer? Do you have magazine subscriptions that go unread month after month? A Seattle...
5th-Grader Points Out Mistake at Smithsonian
"Is fifth-grader Kenton Stufflebeam smarter than the Smithsonian?" He was hailed as correct after he informed the staff of the national museum that they...
New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia
A small green bird that had been "playing hide and seek" with researchers has been declared a newly discovered species and named Togian white-eye,...
Be Positive Do Something Positive Day, March 1, Created Through Tragedy
After surviving three years of loss, trauma, and grief, Harold Cameron has transformed himself into the "The Chief of Helping People." His mission and...
Harness the Sunshine: Vitamin D Offers Amazing Health Benefits
Everyone’s talking about vitamin D. Last week Dr. Oz declared on Oprah that most Americans need to increase their intake of...