Inspiring News
From the Good News Network
Sometimes the news can show the darker side of local and world events. But there is so much more! We found the Good News Network online and find their writing and focus to align well with our virtues and beliefs. We have included some excerpts below borrowed from their site. The link above with direct you to their site for further information and to subscribe directly.
Wash. D.C’s ‘Weed Warrior’ Volunteers Tackle ‘Mile-a-Minute’ Invasives to Save the Capital’s Trees
Around the capital beltway or Washington’s famous Rock Creek Park, you may see a group of people ripping up vines along the treeline beside the roads. If you have then you’ve glimpsed superheroes who traded in their capes for gardening gloves and their time for the...
Mom and Daughter Reunite as Co-Workers Aboard Hospital with Nurse Who Saved Their Lives 30 Years Ago
30 years and a continent separated Catherine Conteh, her daughter Regina, and a nurse named Aly who was visiting their home in Sierra Leone and saved her life by funding an emergency surgery. Regina wasn’t born on the day of that fateful meeting, technically, because...
Dad’s Love Letter to a Small Town Public Library
A Massachusetts man wrote a love letter that was published in his local newspaper, the Salem Evening News, in late August—but it wasn’t your normal love letter. As a stay-at-home Dad to two young children, Sean Devlin soon learned that the historical downtown library...
24 Prison Inmates Get College Degrees, Graduate Together Thanks to UC Program: ‘I literally feel free’
In California, prison inmates are preparing to make their second chance count by studying towards a college degree while incarcerated. Yesterday, 24 inmates in caps and gowns at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego graduated with associates...
They Accidentally Bought a Run-Down 120-yo House in Scotland–But Decided to Restore it With Love After Whoopsie Auction (LOOK)
Some people enjoy the thrill of a blind auction, but you probably wouldn’t be comfortable buying anything other than a record collection or some home furnishings. For a young cross-Atlantic couple in their 20s, they found themselves the proud owners of a dilapidated,...
3 Cooks in Prison Honed Creativity with Drab Ingredients–Now Out, Award-Winning Chef And Businessmen
“There are geniuses in there,” said 2-time James Beard Award winner, Keith Corbin, referring to incarcerated men and their ability to cook with the most lifeless, flavorless ingredients imaginable. Corbin spent 10 years in prison himself, and combined with his career...
Starbucks Workers Raise Over $40K for Beloved Barista After Her Car Was Burglarized
Recently, hordes of West Virginia college kids who “couldn’t afford a cup of coffee” shelled out five dollars to help a motherly Starbucks barista buy a new car. The Starbucks on the Marshall University Campus in Huntington, West Virginia, was always like a small...
After 6 Months Searching for New Doctor, Small Town’s Viral Video was ‘Just What the Doctor Ordered’
For six months, the retiring small town doctor searched for his replacement, with no luck. But a new General Practitioner is now on the job thanks to a viral video featuring hundreds of people in the village. Desperate locals in Cornwall, England created a pop video,...
Dad Ends Career by Recreating Adorable Photo With Son Who is Now a Pilot at Same Airline–LOOK
From a Chicago airport comes the beautiful story of a father and son who were able to recreate a special moment to celebrate an even more special one. Newly-fledged pilot for Southwest Airlines Ruben Flowers III got to ride shotgun on his father’s final flight before...
