Good News Headlines 2/16/16
Plus-Sized Yogi Can Rock Any Pose, Inspire Anyone To Love Their Body
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
Dana Falsetti was overweight and struggled with depression and binge eating–until she found yoga… Read More
California And Massachusetts Lead U.S. Solar Boom
by Alejandro Davila Fragoso, Think Progress
Solar energy is ballooning across the United States with California and Massachusetts leading the way, according to a Solar Foundation report unveiled Wednesday… Read More
Target Hits A Bull’s-eye By Offering Carts For Kids With Special Needs
by Elyse Wanshel, The Huffington Post
Caroline’s Carts, a shopping cart with an extra-large, forward-facing seat that's specially designed for kids and adults with special needs, is going to be available nationwide, Today.com reported… Read More
Couple Defers Dream Boat To Cover College Tuition For Entire Class
from Good News Network
Inspired by a sermon at church, attorney Marty Burbank and his wife gave up their dream of buying a boat and decided to put an entire elementary school class through college, instead… Read More
Game Change: Tesla And GM Announce Affordable, Long-Range Electric Cars
by Joe Romm, Think Progress
Two of the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) producers say that they will soon deliver 200+ mile range EVs at a game-changing price of $30,000 or less — including tax incentives… Read More
Tony Robbins Swoops In To Stop Nuns’ Eviction From Their Soup Kitchen
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
Most people know Tony Robbins from his inspiring books, business talks, and infomercials on TV, but now the motivational speaker is lending a helping hand to three humble nuns on the streets of San Francisco… Read More
Kroger Makes Heroin Overdose Kit Available Without Prescription
from Good News Network
The Kroger Co.'s Cincinnati-Dayton Division announced Friday that it will make opioid overdose reversal medicine Naloxone available without a prescription at its 84 pharmacies in Ohio and 16 pharmacies in Northern Kentucky starting Monday… Read More
L.A. Public Schools Will Now Be ‘Safe Zones’ Where ICE Can’t Get To Immigrant Students
by Bryan Dewan, Think Progress
The second largest public school district in the United States is taking a stand against immigration raids… Read More
Instead of Evicting City Farmers From His New Land, Owner Sows Amazing Goodwill
by Terry Turner, Good News Network
Even though they had been using land that didn’t belong to them, a handful of elderly urban farmers must have been cultivating a crop of goodwill –because they harvested a gift of 8 acres of new land… Read More
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