http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/milo_school_program_keeps_kids_fed/?source=rss It’s all too common for some Milo Elementary School pupils to complain about being hungry when school is not in session. World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maine 2009-04-19T10:01:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/at_140_lobster_sprung_from_manhattan_restaurant/?source=rss A new lease on life -- at 140? Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Canada, Newfoundland, United States, Maine, New York 2009-01-10T12:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_us_greenhouse_cap_and_trade_market_opens/?source=rss Ten states in the U.S. Northeast kicked off the country's first cap-and-trade market on greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, gaining accolades from environmentalists and many businesses but also eliciting concerns about how the states will spend the money the plan raises. 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Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-17T12:21:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/family_of_10_homeless_no_longer_local_businessman_helps_woman_buy_house_nea/?source=rss Nine children and their mother won't go homeless after all, thanks to the efforts of the community and local business owner Brent Burger. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-01T10:54:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/video_shark_fishers_cast_off_to_protect_ocean_predators/?source=rss Even as overfishing has slashed many shark populations by as much as half, some fishers continue to hunt sharks for sport -- and to catch the largest trophy. Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-02T14:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nearly_300_college_presidents_adopt_environmental_pact/?source=rss The leaders of 284 colleges and universities from around the country officially unveiled this week the The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, a pact that urges educational institutions to eliminate their greenhouse gas emissions. Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, North America, United States, Arizona, California, Maine, New York, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-18T10:57:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/toms_of_maine_honored_for_encouraging_worker_health/?source=rss Tom's of Maine recently received the Maine Governor's Council on Physical Activity 2007 Healthy Workplace Award in the medium business category. Health, Business, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Business Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-10T12:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/governors_promise_to_lost_boy_fulfilled_68_years_later/?source=rss A governor's promise to a 12-year-old Boy Scout who emerged safely from Maine's woods after being lost for nearly two weeks was finally fulfilled Tuesday, nearly seven decades late. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-06T11:04:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/stolen_wallet_recovered_after_56_years/?source=rss Val Gregoire's widow and children all knew the story: On a day in 1951, Val was hit over the head in Boston and woke without his wallet or his pants. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Massachusetts, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-02T18:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/video_eagle_chick_born_web_watchers_scoop_scientists/?source=rss An unlikely reality-show starlet 'broke' into the limelight last week -- after being discovered by eagle-eyed fans. Environment, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-04-17T13:08:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/group_pays_more_than_3000_to_liberate_300_lobsters/?source=rss Three hundred lobsters have a new lease on life thanks to an anonymous group that secured their release in Maine. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-04-13T12:19:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/artist_turns_everest_trash_into_treasure/?source=rss Thousands of adventurers have been drawn to Mount Everest by the challenge of climbing to the top of the world. Jeff Clapp was drawn by the trash they leave behind. Inspired by a documentary about Everest's rubbish, Clapp traveled to Nepal and brought a load of discarded oxygen bottles back in 2004. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Land, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, North America, United States, Maine 2007-01-15T02:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/maine_to_extend_laptop_program_with_apple/?source=rss Maine has signed off on a $41 million contract with Apple Computer Inc. to provide new laptop computers to more than 30,000 seventh- and eighth-graders and their teachers, extending the laptop program for another four years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Maine 2006-07-02T07:38:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_catch_sturgeon_in_penobscot_for_first_time_in_28_years/?source=rss University of Maine scientists have caught nearly a dozen endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Penobscot River in the past week, representing the first confirmed sightings of the fish in the river since 1978. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Maine 2006-06-23T20:15:00+00:00