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500 Good Things for the Mind, Body, Soul, Home and Business
Editor's Announcement The Good News Network has just launched a new web page -- a way for YOU to share your good news...
500,000 Oysters Added to the Bay in Record Year
Volunteers with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation planted hundreds of thousands of baby oysters into a specially prepared habitat made of recycled chunks of concrete...
Catholic Charities Guts 1000th Home for Elderly and Disabled in New Orleans
After nearly a year of helping elderly and disabled homeowners begin the clean-up process in flood-ravaged New Orleans, Catholic Charities volunteers will gut their...
Fish Stocks Highest in 50 Years Since Creek Restoration
The restoration of Nile Creek from a river that was devoid of fish into a salmon and cutthroat trout-bearing stream rich in life prompted...
100 Children You Must See (Video)
"Living Compassion" made this video to show you the faces of the first 100 children they are feeding and schooling in far away Zambia....
Macs Join the Maasai Tribe
Retired tech executive Patrick O'Sullivan, moved by the plight of a Maasai tribe that needed three years to complete a school for their children,...
Guardian Angel Saves Couple from Burning Car
Tommy, a volunteer firefighter was driving down route 81 in Virginia when he saw a Subaru strike the guard rail and go up in...
Clean Up the World Weekend Mobilizes Millions
Some 35 million volunteers from 122 countries are expected take part this weekend in rubbish-clearing efforts along coastlines and waterways across the globe as...
Study Shows Laughter Reducing Heart Disease Risk
In March 2005, Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore presented results for the first time that showed laughter is...
Dog’s Quick Dialing Saves Owner
A service Beagle named Belle is an amazing animal that has been trained to call for help if Kevin Weaver's diabetes spirals out of...
Penguins Caught in Oil Spill Saved by “Commando” Veterinarians
Hundreds of Magellanic penguins that washed ashore in Argentina after an oil spill have been saved by a group of "Commando" veterinarians. They are...
Homeless Choir Inspires Audiences Worldwide
They were homeless in Montreal, yet the singers of Accueil Bonneau Choir (also known as the Montreal Homeless Choir) captivated audiences worldwide -- and...
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”...
Twelve Amazing Teens Changing the World
After receiving nearly 1,500 nominations for its 2006 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program, 12 inspiring kids have been recognized for their outstanding efforts to...
Providing Foster Care for Deployed Troops’ Cats
Army Staff Sgt. Aeyne Anne M. Dizicksa's cats are her family, so their welfare was her top priority when she faced deployment:
"I knew that...
Trees For Life, Planting Peace in Palestine
The Olive Co-operative has launched an initiative that offers the public an opportunity to sponsor the planting of olive trees in Palestine.
The new trees...
One Man Creates Peace in African Country Torn by Ethnicity
Gearing up for October elections, Côte d'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) faces fear that a renewed eruption of violence between ethnic groups will destroy any...
Barbaro Showing Encouraging Signs
The unbeaten horse that won the Kentucky Derby then shocked the crowd at Pimlico last weekend by fractured its leg in three places is...
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...
G is for Genus Apis
EDITOR'S BLOG The full name of the honeybee that arrived at my backdoor in a huge swarming mass is Apis mellifera ligustica. We...