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.
Traveling the World Getting One Million Hugs Helped Me Heal After Losing My Brother on 9/11
[By David Sylvester] My friend Kevin died at his desk on September 11, 2001, on the 99th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. I was in Philadelphia watching the Twin Towers fall on TV like everyone else, except I knew someone inside. A lifelong positive...
11-Year-old’s White House Dream Comes True and He Pays it Forward 30 Years Later in Heartwarming Full-Circle
It was a bold request for an 11 year old. Kevin Nazemi wanted to interview the President of the United States. Kevin didn’t seem to care about his age or that he recently immigrated to America from Iran and his English skills were still developing. The boy, who lived...
Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link
Remains of an early human ancestor from a critically important period in our evolutionary history have been found in Morocco. Dated back 700,000 years using precise geo-magnetic methods, the assemblage of jawbones and teeth may come from the epoch during which African...
‘Great Iowa Treasure Hunt’ Reunites Rightful Owners with Lost Assets, Returns $33 Million Last Year
If government is supposed to be a bureaucracy that operates on behalf of the citizens, one couldn’t hope to find a better example than a yearly tradition at the state treasury of Iowa known as the “Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.” That makes it sound like there’s a big...
Montana Program Makes Youth Offenders Talk with Their Victims and Recidivism Plummets
In Montana, a focus on restorative justice is reducing juvenile recidivism through a nonprofit program that engages them, rather than punishes them. The nonprofit believes that it’s actually far more challenging for juvenile offenders to look their victims in the eye...
Hospital Technician Lends His X-Ray Machine to Help Woman Find Lost Heirloom Rings
The radiology department at an Iowa hospital recently teamed up with the waste management team to put the ‘care’ in healthcare, and left a patient in tears with gratitude. At Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Susan Sinnwell had arrived for a routine medical procedure....
80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail
The obstacles and excuses kept blocking Betty Kellenberger’s path, but she never stopped moving forward. Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired schoolteacher from Carson City, Michigan, became interested in the Appalachian Trail in elementary school when she learned...
Tiny Baby Born With Hands Smaller Than a Fingertip is Now Home After a Year–And Developing Normally
A premature baby, born so tiny his hand was smaller than his dad’s fingertip, is finally home and healthy after a year in the hospital. Gabriel Golden was born weighing one pound in September 2024 after just 22 weeks gestation. He endured nearly a year in the...
Thousands of Positive Messages Rained Down with Times Square Confetti to Ring in the New Year
As the famous New York City ball dropped downward to deliver 2026, a deluge of hopes, dreams, and wishes rained down in Times Square. I wish for more love and kindness in 2026… I wish for a good year with good people… Tons of messages from the Times Square Wishing...
