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Send a Birthday Card to the "Teresa Project" and Fulfill Brother's Wish

Let's take a few minutes out of our daily lives and help a kind brother to fulfill a birthday wish for his sister. Harold Scott wrote to the Good News Network and asked if I could tell the story od Teresa, his sister who has lived with cerebral palsy her entire life and is mostly wheelchair bound, but the kindest sort of person. Teresa has never failed to send out cards to family and friends for birthdays, holidays, or for just no reason, other than wanting to do something nice for others. Because I love her, I am asking you to send her a card for her birthday this week.

07 July 28 Views

True Independence: How to Remain Grateful During 6 Days Without Electricity or Running Water

After nearly 15 years of looking at the bright side as publisher of the Good News Network, I instinctively knew over the last 5 days that no matter how much hardship was thrown at me, it would only make things worse to complain. With each mishap or misfortune, celebration was warranted because inevitably "something good" showed up.

04 July 30 Views

Iraq War Vet Writes Music To Heal Comrades - But Says He's No 'Hero'

We call them heroes, but there is a sense among many of today's vets, and those who deal with them, that the public often has not embraced war veterans in a manner they can bear. Now, one ex-soldier, after having attempted suicide, is reaching out through his original music and making a difference for warriors who've returned home. Iraq War vet Jason Moon rejects the hero label, but still considers himself a warrior. So he is using his songwriting and musical talents to look back to see who among his comrades remain in trouble.

10 July 33 Views

Maya Angelou Program Turns Imprisoned Teens Into 'Scholars'

Teenagers who are locked up are still entitled to an education. Near Washington, DC a juvenile program for incarcerated youth has turned itself around, much like some of the inmates, thanks to poet, Maya Angelou. 60 teenagers study at the juvenile correctional center, amid barbed wire and guards, within the gleaming new walls of the Maya Angelou Academy. Where there once were shackles and beatings, now there is emotional as well as intellectual growth for the inmates, who are called scholars.

12 July 30 Views

Student Cycles Across Canada to Support Taboo Topic: Death With Dignity

Sean Jacklin, 21, is riding his bicycle coast to coast -- 4,660 miles (7500 km) -- in an effort to shine a light on a topic many people find difficult to talk about, raising awareness and funds for the hospice movement across Canada. As the second cyclist to organize a solo tour supporting end of life care, Sean knows it is hard to raise money for something no one likes to talk about. He had already raised $10,000 before leaving the province. He had already raised $10,000 before leaving his home province of Victoria.

13 July 33 Views

Man Plants Heart-shaped Tribute to Late Wife Using 6000 Oak Trees

A bereaved husband painstakingly planted a tribute to his late wife, Janet using 6,000 oak trees to imprint a giant heart-shaped meadow in the middle of his 112-acre farm in South Gloucestershire, England. In a sudden flash of inspiration to mark her legacy, Winston Howe hired a gardener and spent weeks planning and setting out each oak, carefully creating an acre-long heart, which points in the direction of Janet's childhood hometown.

15 July 35 Views

Bus Driver Saves 7-Year-old as she Plummets from 3rd Story Window (Video)

A Brooklyn girl with autism is safe thanks to a fast-acting neighbor who came to her rescue. The 7-year-old crawled out of her window and was dancing and singing on top of an air conditioner before she tripped and fell from the ledge. City bus driver Steve St Bernard, 52, was waiting below with his arms outstretched and managed to catch the girl, preventing disaster.

18 July 41 Views

World War II Veteran Marks 90th Birthday with Skydiving Jump

A World War II hero from Maine gave himself a 90th birthday present — his first skydiving jump from an airplane. Lester Slate, of Exeter, said he wasn't nervous as he strapped on a parachute, although he'd never jumped with one even during his more than 40 years flying for the Navy and the Coast Guard.

18 July 42 Views

Photographers Create Beautiful Portraits for 20,000 Children With Cancer

A national non-profit group, Flashes of Hope, photographs children who are facing serious health issues, in an effort to change how they view themselves. To date, more than 22,000 children have sat for portraits by skilled artists who know how to capture the spark in each person. The portraits, taken by award-winning photographers who volunteer their time along with make-up and hair stylists, preserve forever the beauty, grace and dignity of the children and their families.

20 July 55 Views

Gabrielle Giffords Travels to Top of the French Alps (Photos)

Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, still recovering from wounds after being shot last year, traveled high up into the French Alps on Monday with her astronaut husband Mark Kelly.

24 July 37 Views

Hero Amid the Bullets: The Power of Female Friendship

President Barack Obama visited with survivors of the deadly Colorado shooting spree, and shared a moving, heroic account of two girls, best friends whose bond was stronger than fear or panic.

24 July 38 Views

Stunning Photo Collection - Best of 2012

A site called Imgur was designed to share photos with social networks and online communities. Take a look at this amazing collection of photos depicting the beauty of mother nature and the best of human ingenuity...

24 July 39 Views