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 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/love_kitchen_delivers_for_knoxville_needy/?source=rss For more than two decades, Helen Ashe has been nourishing people in need through the Love Kitchen, which she started in 1986 with her twin sister. The Love Kitchen provides about 2,000 meals a week to the hungry, homeless and homebound in Knoxville, Tennessee. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Tennessee 2011-08-15T04:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virus_is_found_in_many_with_chronic_fatigue_syndrome/?source=rss Many people with chronic fatigue syndrome are infected with a little known virus that may cause or at least contribute to their illness, researchers are reporting. Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, North America, United States, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee 2009-10-10T12:24:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/feds_designate_320_million_to_improve_mississippi_river_water_quality/?source=rss The river that begins as a trickle in Itasca State Park in Minnesota and ends 2,350 miles later at the Gulf of Mexico will get a $320 million infusion from the federal government to improve water quality. World, Politics, Environment, Water, Regions, North America, United States, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington D.C., Wisconsin 2009-09-30T10:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/in_tennessee_troubled_elephants_find_an_unlikely_home/?source=rss A pair of African elephants tramps through lush vegetation, stopping to scoop dust with their trunks and toss it onto their backs for protection from the summer sun. Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Tennessee 2009-09-12T14:41:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/double_amputee_loses_legs_finds_a_cause/?source=rss An annual family boating trip to the Florida Keys took a bloody and life-changing turn for Jordan Thomas. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Florida, Tennessee 2009-08-31T15:41:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tennessee_webbing_products_using_recycled_seat_belts_for_purses/?source=rss While more businesses jump on the green bandwagon with eco-friendly products, the Dew brothers have been recycling for more than 20 years. Environment, Land, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, United States, Tennessee 2009-06-25T11:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/father_reunited_with_lost_boys/?source=rss An American father torn from his two British toddlers was recently reunited nearly three decades after his last image was of changing their diapers. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, England, North America, United States, Alabama, Tennessee 2009-05-07T11:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tennessee_goes_for_green_energy_jobs/?source=rss Tennessee is working hard to position itself to take advantage of a revolution in manufacturing that could bring thousands of new, high-paying "green energy" jobs in such fields as biofuels, solar and wind energy. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, United States, Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee 2009-01-12T10:36:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dumped_shoes_will_be_given_out_in_haiti_w_video/?source=rss Thousands of shoes mysteriously dumped on the Palmetto Expressway last week will be given to the people of Haiti. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Caribbean, Haiti, North America, United States, Florida, Tennessee 2009-01-07T10:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/woman_returns_97000_found_in_restroom/?source=rss Billie Watts said she was tempted but couldn't bring herself to keep $97,000 she said she found in a Cracker Barrel restroom. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, Canada, Saskatchewan, United States, Florida, Tennessee, Special Interest Top Stories, Canada Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-12-14T10:40:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/heroic_teacher_grabs_wheel_on_swerving_bus/?source=rss An elementary school math teacher's quick thinking may have prevented a terrible bus accident from turning into an all-out tragedy when the driver of the bus passed out at the wheel while carrying 44 children on a field trip to Chattanooga's Tennessee Aquarium. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Tennessee, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-06T12:23:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/southern_baptist_leaders_sign_environment_vow/?source=rss In a major shift, a group of Southern Baptist leaders said their denomination has been "too timid" on environmental issues and has a biblical duty to stop global warming. 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Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, California, Tennessee, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-22T12:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/couple_steps_up_to_help_family_donates_a_c/?source=rss After seeing News 2's story on the Muggangias, a family of nine living in a small un-air-conditioned apartment, a local couple stepped to help. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Tennessee, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-26T12:46:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oceana_applauds_erco_worldwides_decision_to_eliminate_mercury_use_by_port_e/?source=rss Jacqueline Savitz, director of Oceana's Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination, released the following statement today following ERCO Worldwide's commitment to convert its Port Edwards chlor-alkali facility from mercury-based technology to mercury-free membrane technology Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Water, Health, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin 2007-08-09T20:09:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/high_court_upholds_limits_on_recruiting/?source=rss Friday night lights are lure enough for young football players, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision that upholds limits on high school sports recruiting. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Tennessee, Washington D.C., Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-22T13:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/study_liver_cancer_breakthrough_found/?source=rss For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year. Science, Technology, Health, Regions, North America, United States, Illinois, Tennessee, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-04T12:54:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/toilet_sink_combo/?source=rss Toilet-Sink Combo provides a simple way to optimize water usage without setting up a costly grey water system. Environment, Water, Science, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Tennessee, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-18T12:43:00+00:00