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.
Party-Loving Senior Celebrates 105th Birthday with a DJ and a Rave (LOOK)
A sprightly senior who says she loves to “dance and party” told her care-givers that she wanted to hold a rave to celebrate her 105th birthday. So last Tuesday, Hilda Jackson swapped her walker for glowsticks and UV paint as a DJ descended on the Holbrook Hall Care...
Maine Nonprofit Cancels $1.9 Million in Medical Debt for 1,500 People
A pair of nonprofits have teamed up to help zero out medical debt balances for over 1,000 working families in Maine. Mainers for Working Families (MFWF) and Undue Medical Debt partnered together in the effort to help families in the state breathe a little easier....
Archaeologists Discover First Pharaoh’s Tomb in Egypt in More Than a Century
King Tutankhamon is famous for many things, but what most know about the discovery of his unlooted tomb is that it was the last time archaeologists found the tomb of a pharaoh. Now, 103 years since Howard Carter cracked open King Tut’s final resting place, the tomb of...
Colorado Woman Donates Kidney to Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went to Prom Together
Despite holding the presidency of the student council and being voted most likely to succeed, 16-year-old Shawn Moyer had his prom night invitation declined. Moyer needed a backup, and though he didn’t know it at the time, the young lady with ringlet curls and an...
‘Like a Ninja,’ Karate Teacher Swoops Down on Purse Snatcher and Foils Robbery with a Kick
Martial arts teachers are quick to teach their students that what they learn in class is not to be used on other people except in emergencies. Recently, a Philadelphia Karate practitioner nicely demonstrated this by swooping in “like a ninja,” thwacking a robber on...
New DNA Evidence Frees Innocent Man After 30 Years in Prison for Murder
Imprisoned in a “miscarriage of justice,” a Hawaii man has been released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him. Behind bars for 30 years, Gordon Cordeiro’s first desire was to visit the grave of his mother, who died of ALS just before he was arrested. Cordeiro...
Pierced by Cupid’s Sedan, Woman Forgives and Marries Motorist Who Accidentally Ran Her Over
Can you remember the day, perhaps the moment, you met the person who would become your spouse? Well for an unnamed Chinese woman, it’s a day extremely difficult to forget—because she probably thought it would be her last. Whilst crossing the street on an electric...
Gray Slums of Brazil Turn Green with Rooftop Garden Project in Full Bloom
From the rooftop of a Rio de Janeiro slum, amid sheet after sheet of corrugated iron, one man reclines amid succulents and ficus. His name is Luis Cassiano Silva, and he is the progenitor of the Teto Verde Favela, or Green Roofs Favela initiative, described by one...
Japanese Team Saves Nearly-Extinct Herons by Hand-Rearing Chicks
With Japanese know-how and the unwavering support of Japanese experts, Bhutan’s national bird is being hatched and hand-reared in captivity successfully for the first time ever. The major hurdle to rearing chicks was overcome, and two healthy birds were just...
