Good News Headlines 12/20/16
Theatre Company Creates Sensory-Friendly Christmas Carol Play To Include All Audiences
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
Going to see Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol can be a classic holiday tradition for American families – but for the people who get overwhelmed easily by sights and sounds, the play can be pretty intense… Read More
Solar Capacity Has Increased 99% Since Last Quarter
by Natasha Geiling, Think Progress
The U.S. solar industry just experienced a quarter of record-breaking growth, with 4,143 megawatts (or million watts) of solar capacity added between July and September… Read More
‘Best If Used By’ Labels Will Reduce Food Waste, USDA Says
by Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the new guideline Wednesday as part of an effort to cut back on food that gets thrown out when it could be eaten or donated… Read More
This Athletic Wear Opens Up Sport To More Kids
by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred, Good Magazine
Finding long-sleeve athletic tops and leggings to wear under uniforms is relatively easy, it’s the headscarves that are hard to find… Read More
10 Times Asians Crushed Stereotypes And Refused To Stay Silent In 2016
by Kimberly Yam, The Huffington Post
2016 was pretty awful for everyone across the board. But for the Asian-American community, the positive upshot was that this was unofficially the year that the “quiet Asian” stereotype was basically annihilated… Read More
Missouri Legislator Wants To Send TANF Funds To Hungry Families Instead Of ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’
by Josh Israel, Think Progress
The bill would stop the flow of millions of public dollars to facilities that provide medically inaccurate information… Read More
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