Author: TownNews Staff - Amanda Keim-Morrison

Good News Headlines 3/9/2026

New elephant ambulance marks its inaugural rescue mission, bringing a 27-year-old to the hospital with a leg injury in Uttar Pradesh, India. The specially designed truck is built to move elephants in a way that protects both them and everybody else on the road.

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Let’s Celebrate Celery!

I stood there in the darkness slowly munching my stalk of celery. I wondered if this is why animals eat grass; maybe it’s to help their digestive systems. By the time I had finished the stalk my heartburn had subsided. This was shocking!

Good News Headlines 3/2/2026

Louisiana is among the worst-performing states in maternal and infant health outcomes. So, New Orleans is trying to catch health issues early — and get families off to an easier start — by adding home health visits during the crucial first months of life.

The Science Behind Why Reiki Works

Have you ever looked at a person and felt their bad mood, or felt a person enter a room before you’ve seen them? Now you can scientifically explain how you know these things. As science progresses and human minds reach outside their comfort zones, we see science explaining the unexplainable more and more every day.

The Age I Share With Gandhi

At seventy-eight, I carry more gratitude than certainty that nonviolence will prevail, yet I live with the unshakable conviction that violence, its alternative, must be resisted, especially during this tumultuous period in American history.

Good News Headlines 2/23/2026

A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit, allowing its international work to continue in a new form. This reincarnation of USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures as the nonprofit DIV Fund is thanks to $48 million raised from two private donors.

“Rainbow Boy” Is 100 Years Old

Though long out of print and now a work in the public domain, the wisdom in the stories from "Rainbow Boy" are as timeless and essential as the spirit of change itself. Read the back story of how a character in "Rainbow Boy" is the namesake for Spirit of Change Magazine.

When Being Wise Might Mean Being Less Informed

Information arrives fast, loud, and fragmented. It’s designed to grab attention, provoke reaction, and then make room for the next thing. Wisdom, on the other hand, moves slowly. It requires context, memory, and a willingness to hold competing truths in the mind.

Good News Headlines 2/16/2026

The editors of "The Nation" magazine are in the process of formally nominating the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”

As Hard As It Is To Hear, Parents Need to Know

We are long past making sure no one’s feelings get hurt when it comes to really digging into what is happening to our children. We have important work to do — work that can only be done by grown-ups willing to take full responsibility for what they are bringing to the table.

EarthTalk®: What Is “Shrimp Fraud?”

Consumers can fight shrimp fraud by making informed purchases and choosing trusted sources like certified sustainable fisheries. Support stronger labeling laws and traceability programs.

When Enough Is An Act Of Quiet Rebellion

We’re trained to distrust enough, to see it as settling, complacency, or as the enemy of ambition. But for most of human history, enough wasn’t a failure state: it was a goal. Enough meant survival with dignity, security without hoarding.

Good News Headlines 2/9/2026

In a 2025 mini baby boom reported by the Ministry of Statistics, childbirths and marriages are up, and divorces are down in the world’s least fertile country. It’s believed that economic assistance for childcare has helped incentivize couples desiring children but who were wary of the economic burden in the high-cost country.

Cats, Dogs And Horses All Have Chakras

The eighth chakra for animals is their ecosystem, their morphic resonance, their own field of energy connected to the bigger field. In many ways, the eighth chakra represents the home of instinct that we humans have dulled.

Good News Headlines 2/3/2026

It's official: New York City is leading the world away from fossil fuels, being the first large U.S. city to adopt a comprehensive, city-wide mandate requiring most new construction to avoid fossil fuels and rely entirely on electric systems.

February 2026 Daily Astrology

February 1: February begins with a dynamic celestial exclamation point. The full Snow Moon in Leo reigns supreme. The swollen Moon inflames passions. Lions roar. Enthusiasm is irrepressible. Ardent feelings manifest in relationships with partners, colleagues, strangers and social commentary.…

Good News Headlines 1/26/2026

The world’s first global treaty to protect ocean life in international waters enters into force on 17 January 2026, bringing into effect legally-binding rules for the sustainable use and management of marine resources in the high seas.

Beware The Pull Of The Past

Often, we dismiss our own early traumas as insignificant because we think that others had it so much worse. You need not measure your trauma against the trauma of others. Your experience, and the unfortunate imprinting that has remained ever since, is valid and worthy of your love and attention.

Good News Headlines 1/19/2026

A flat-headed cat in Thailand, a rare Javan leopard, a colossal squid filmed in its deep-sea home. Once in a while, an animal shows up where it’s least expected, including places from where it was thought to have gone extinct. Here's seven hopeful wildlife sightings that researchers celebrated In 2025.

Awkward Awakening: Finding Your Way Home

Something extraordinary is happening across the planet — sometimes quietly and subtly, and sometimes not so quiet or subtle. People are waking up. Not in the poetic sense, not in the motivational‑poster sense, but in a deeply personal and, at times, disorienting way.

Urban Wildlife Is All Around Us, Though Often Hidden

Urban life for many species is not a choice but a necessity. The uninhabited space they had for millions of years has vanished.  For them, living near people is based on survival and the drive to find food.  As their habitat becomes more fragmented through development, their food sources vanish. 

Good News Headlines 1/12/2026

A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their walking trek across much of the U.S. to promote peace, even after two of its members were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle, highlighting Buddhism’s long tradition of activism for peace.