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Obama Honors 13 Citizens for Their Good Deeds
This week, President Barack Obama awarded the 2010 Citizens Medal to 13 outstanding Americans who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country...
The Unsung Heroes of Potters Bar Train Crash
At a recent government inquest into what went wrong when a train car derailed in London and killed seven people on May 10, there...
Homeless Mexican Boy Defies Odds, Becomes Valedictorian
At 14 years old, Victor Cardenas was kicked out by his mother, had no food and no place to live. Yet, what happened...
Peace Sculpture Unveiled, Born of Egyptian Student’s Gratitude for US Town
A 10-foot-tall peace sculpture was unveiled and dedicated to the people of Wausau, Wisconsin, recently, to build a bridge between them and their Arabs...
Generous CEO Transforms Decaying Classrooms — and Students
School furniture maker Sagus International has won a 2009 Outstanding Partnership Award from the Chicago Public Schools for the company’s donations that transformed classrooms...
Charter Puts a New Face on the Golden Rule
At the Vancouver Peace Summit in September, some of the world’s most well-known peace-makers, including Nobel Prize winners, devised a new Charter of Compassion...
Four Ways to Get Happy Now
A 20/20 news special recently confirmed that we have a large measure of control over our own levels of happiness -- at least 40...
An Idea for Helping Local Elementary Schools
Schools are being forced to slash budgets, lay off teachers, and yet are expected to do more to educate our children. What...
Half Million Dollar Violin Left in Taxi, Returned to Owner
Yet another inspiring story of an expensive violin or viola left in a NYC cab, but recovered after helpful taxi service kindness....
Good Samaritan Returns Lost Wallet (Video)
A Good Samaritan returned a wallet filled with cash and credit cards to a Colorado woman's home after finding it in a...
Friars Trudge 300 Miles and Find Kindred Souls on the Way
After trekking along more than 300 miles of dusty Virginia country roads and suburban highways, six Franciscan friars reached Washington on Tuesday, having...
Detroit Project is Giving $100 Dollars to 100 People Over 100 Days
Project 100 in Detroit is randomly distributing $100 dollars to 100 people over 100 days. Believing that even the smallest act of kindness...
iPhone App Suggests Doing One Good Thing Daily
Now there is an iPhone app that can make you feel a little better about yourself and the world around you.
Called DoGood, the free...
Positive Psychology, Person-Centered Therapy, and Happiness
Mental Health Minute: A New Column By Cristina Frick... This new Monday Morning weekly column will showcase recent...
Dallas Festival-goers Challenged to do 100 Kind Deeds in 100 Minutes
Well over 200,000 people attending the Dallas Fort-Worth area Arts and Jazz Festival this weekend may be in for a 'kindness surprise.'
Taking a page...
Middle Schoolers Want to be the “Kindest School in Maine”
With thousands of acts of kindness under their belts and plans for many more, Biddeford Middle School students are showing they’re serious when...
Motel Room Becomes Home to a Family in Need
An NPR Story Corps recording of two friends, a hotel owner and one of his guests. The hotel owner shows kindness to a...
Jasmine the Greyhound, ‘Mother Theresa’ of Dogs
In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. It had been locked in the shed...
Newspaper Reader Donates Van to Theft Victim
This warmed my heart, and I thought it deserved national attention: A Kentucky woman whose van was stolen while she was visiting her husband...
10 Most Inspiring Stories for 2008
These are some of top good news stories from last year that really tugged at the heartstrings. They were also ten of the most...