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 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/granny_skydives_for_charity/?source=rss A Florida great-grandmother recently took a big leap for charity. (Video) Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Florida, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-05-15T12:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/would_you_like_a_kidney_with_that/?source=rss As she does most mornings on her way to work, Annamarie Ausness walked into a Washington state coffeehouse one day last October. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Washington, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-06T14:36:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Tennessee, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-06T14:23:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/boy_saves_grandmother_from_choking_on_jello/?source=rss A'zir Spence is your typical 5-year-old boy. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, New Jersey, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-25T18:07:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/elderly_man_rescues_toddler_from_escalator/?source=rss He's pushing 90, but Floridian David Baron has proven you're never too old to be a hero. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Florida, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-18T11:57:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/secretary_rice_honors_international_women_of_courage/?source=rss In the first ceremony of its kind at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice March 7 paid tribute to 10 women from around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and leadership. The honorees represented Afghanistan, Argentina, Indonesia, Iraq, Latvia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. 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Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Louisiana, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-14T11:49:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hero_miner_asked_to_be_godfather_of_child_he_saved/?source=rss The hero miner who risked his life to save a mother and her baby from raging floodwaters near Rockhampton last week has been asked to be the child's godfather. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, Oceania, Australia, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2008-03-09T13:19:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/an_elusive_billionaire_gives_away_his_good_fortune/?source=rss Chuck Feeney, who nudges others to give while living, plans to donate $8 billion by 2016. Just don't put his name on anything. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-09T06:35:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/japanese_sailor_to_embark_on_worlds_longest_wave_powered_voyage/?source=rss Kenichi Horie, who has crossed the Pacific in a solar-powered boat made of recycled aluminum, is getting ready for his next solo adventure. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Water, Science, Technology, Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, East Asia, Japan, North America, United States, Hawaii, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-03-08T11:50:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dolphins_save_surfer_from_becoming_sharks_bait/?source=rss Surfer Todd Endris needed a miracle... That’s when a pod of bottlenose dolphins intervened, forming a protective ring around Endris. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Special Interest, Heroic Stories 2007-11-10T16:19:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/man_who_rescued_boy_from_train_is_honored/?source=rss Gordon Hill finally got a chance Monday night to personally greet and thank the man who saved him from heartache. Hill was the engineer on a Canadian National Railway train on Sept. 1 that would have hit a 3-year-old Appleton boy on the railroad tracks just east of American Drive except for the heroism of town resident Merlin Harn. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Reunited Stories 2007-10-01T03:13:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saving_a_baby_with_faith_and_fortitude_a_student_helps_an_infant_get_surger/?source=rss Enraptured by the stories of missionaries, Mallery Thurlow grew up wanting to be one. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Caribbean, Haiti, North America, United States, Michigan, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-27T15:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/art_for_lifes_sake/?source=rss Precise information from an informer led an officer of the Arrow Cross militia to search for a Jewish man, who had slipped away from the ghetto, at the studio of painter Lajos Szentivanyi. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany, Hungary, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-09-27T14:56:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/homeless_get_to_walk_in_the_popes_shoes/?source=rss Some homeless Minneapolis residents are walking in the Pope's shoes. That's after two big boxes from Rome arrived at Sharing and Caring Hands, a homeless mission in downtown Minneapolis. World, Human Rights, Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-09-25T04:54:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bottle_makes_dirty_water_drinkable/?source=rss The way fresh water is supplied to disaster-hit regions could be revolutionised after an Ipswich-based businessman invented a �190 bottle that makes foul-smelling water drinkable in seconds. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Environment, Water, Science, Health, Special Interest, Heroic Stories 2007-09-17T15:48:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/maine_letter_carrier_named_hero_of_the_year_for_rescuing_elderly_apartment_/?source=rss A Maine letter carrier who pulled an elderly woman in flames from her burning apartment building along his postal route, then alerted other residents to flee, was named today as National Hero of the Year by the 300,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maine, Washington D.C., Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-17T14:21:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/michigan_surfer_becomes_dogs_best_friend/?source=rss A surfer rode a wave on his stomach to rescue a struggling dog that had been swept off a pier and into Lake Michigan by a wave. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Michigan, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-13T22:55:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/teen_pulls_elderly_woman_out_of_car_as_train_nears/?source=rss Glenbrook South High School senior Tom Foust works part time as a lifeguard and swim instructor ... But on Saturday night, the 17-year-old put his lifesaving skills to use outside the pool -- on a set of railroad tracks. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Illinois, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-13T13:03:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/homeless_credited_with_saving_woman_93_from_burning_car/?source=rss Three homeless people who pulled a 93-year-old woman from her burning car Thursday are being credited as heroes. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Florida, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-01T18:36:00-08:00