Gambler-Turned-Treehugger Spends Fortune To Restore Florida Forests
An American who made his fortune through gambling and investing in real estate has created the largest block of conservation land privately owned East of the Mississippi. M.C. Davis (pictured, left)...
View ArticleCity Assigns Trees Email Addresses So Folks Can Report Problems, They Send...
What would you say to your favorite tree? People in Melbourne, Australia are emailing their thoughts to some of the city’s 70,000 Eucalyptus, oaks, and elms. It all started because city services wanted...
View ArticleAmericans Can Donate AC Units to Seniors Who Can’t Afford Repairs
Instead of roasting in the oppressive heat of a Mississippi summer, an 81-year-old woman is breathing easier thanks to a donated air conditioner. It’s more than just a cool thing to do. Donating an air...
View ArticleWoman Helps Pet Owners in Poverty and Her Program is Now in 28 States
A lot of attention is paid to helping pets get adopted—but one woman saw a need to help furry ones who already had homes. Amanda Arrington, who was the North Carolina State Director for The Humane...
View ArticleGood News in History, August 18
95 years ago today, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, gave women the right to vote. It was ratified after the state of Tennessee became the 36th state to approve its adoption. The bill,...
View ArticleGood News in History September 24
On this day 40 years ago, Dougal Haston and Doug Scott on the British Southwest Face expedition, supported by a team of more than a dozen, became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest...
View ArticleGood News in History, October 28
On this day 50 years ago, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri was completed. Clad in stainless steel and standing 630-feet high, it is the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere. The arch sits...
View ArticleVeteran Swims the Entire Mississippi River to Honor Fallen Buddies (WATCH)
Navy combat veteran Chris Ring is swimming the entire length of the Mississippi River on a quest to become the first American to complete the 2,552 mile-long span from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico....
View ArticleGood News in History, December 6
150 years ago today, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was signed, which formally abolished slavery in the nation. Although many slaves had been declared free by President Lincoln’s 1863...
View ArticleAt 70, Dedicated Classroom Grandpa Finds Purpose With 600 ‘Grandkids’
Photos and story by Julie Makarewicz Originally published by School News Network Dale Allers isn’t related to anyone at Sparta’s Ridgeview Elementary School, but he’s “Grandpa Dale” to the 600-plus...
View ArticlePeople Respond with Texas-Sized Generosity to Dallas Tornados
“Everything’s bigger in Texas,” the old saying goes, and Texans are demonstrating their hearts are bigger than any storm. Since December 26 when the Dallas area was hit by tornadoes — some with winds...
View ArticleGood News in History, January 8
75 years ago today, Graham Chapman was born. The English comedian, writer, actor, and founding member of Monty Python gave up a looming medical career to become a comedian. He was thought to be the...
View ArticleGood News in History, January 23
Happy 65th Birthday to Captain Chesley Sullenberger who, seven years ago, safely landed a jet airliner in the Hudson River saving all 155 passengers on board and sparing those on the ground. The plane...
View ArticleNFL Names Three Good Men as Finalists For Man of the Year
Charitable giving ranging from children’s health to college scholarships have earned nominations for three National Football League athletes to be the “Walter Payton Man of the Year”. Each team in the...
View ArticleWidower Creates Museum of Love for Late Wife (WATCH)
Keeping your soulmate alive with a museum of their very own... Talk about a labor of love. The post Widower Creates Museum of Love for Late Wife (WATCH) appeared first on Good News Network.
View ArticleMarriage Proposal is First Thing She Hears After Cochlear Implant (WATCH)
When a doctor switched on Andrea Diaz’s cochlear implant for the first time, she experienced just one of two life-changing events that would happen in a matter of minutes. Her boyfriend had been...
View ArticleYouth‘s Quick-Thinking Saves Woman From Suicide Attempt
Thomas Stolee wasn’t wearing a suit of shining armor while out for his regular jog on Easter morning, but he certainly performed a gallant rescue of a lady in distress. The University Of Minnesota...
View ArticleGood News in History, April 4
On this day 41 years ago, Microsoft was founded as a partnership between childhood friends and computer whiz-kids Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company is the largest seller of software (MS-DOS for...
View ArticleGood News in History, May 4
Today marks 100 years since the birth of Jane Jacobs, a secretary from Greenwich Village who, angered by a scheme to erect a Manhattan Expressway through nearby SoHo and Little Italy, ended up changing...
View ArticleOwl Can’t Stop Hugging The Man Who Rescued Her After Bad Accident
This owl couldn’t stop hugging her favorite human when he finally returned after a trip. Doug Pojeky nursed GiGi back to health after the bird suffered a head injury when it ran into a car. No one...
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