Category: Good News

A grocery store in Vancouver, Canada is using embarrassing messages on plastic bags to encourage customers to bring their reusable bags.
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Grocery Store Uses Embarrassing Messages On Plastic Bags To Encourage Customers To Bring Reusable Bags

Would embarrassing messages on plastic bags encourage you to bring your own bags to the grocery store? A grocery store in Vancouver, Canada thinks embarrassing messages on plastic bags might get the idea across. The store doesn’t want customers to use plastic bags to carry their groceries home. Please bring your reusable bags. Global News reports has printed up bags with “Weird Adult Video Emporium” and “Wart Ointment Wholesale.” Then there is the one with “Colon Care Co-op.” David Lee

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Pharmacy graduate student Camille Schrier performed a science experiment for the talent portion of the Miss Virginia beauty pageant.
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Science Experiment Is Beauty Contestant’s Talent. She Wins Miss Virginia!

Because science experiment showed off Camille Schrier’s impressive talent for promoting STEM. Camille Schrier knows the magic of a science experiment. She graduated Virginia Tech with degrees in biochemistry and systems biology. Now she’s a graduate student pursuing her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. When she competed in the Miss Virginia pageant last week she passed on singing, violin, dance. She went with her passion. She “performed” a chemistry experiment on stage for the talent portion of

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Math teacher Finn Lanning thought fatherhood didn't add up for him.
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The Math Teacher Thought Fatherhood Didn’t Add Up For Him And The Special Student Who Showed Him Formula For True Love

Math teacher Finn Lanning knew fatherhood wasn’t for him The great thing for math teacher Finn Lanning is numbers. Add them up and you get a certain result. Lanning was sure fatherhood wasn’t for him. It’s not that he doesn’t like kids. After all, he’s with them all day long. Which is why he doubted he would have anything left in his tank at the end of the day to go home to a kid. One kid changes everything But

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How my dog got me a husband and yours could, too.
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How My Dog Got Me A Husband And Yours Could, Too

My dog got me a husband by taking matters into her own paws The numbers didn’t add up.      Not to this dog lover.      86%.      That’s how many people say they would break up with someone who doesn’t like their dog. This would never be me      “How ridiculous,” I thought as I looked at the research from a dog walking company called, “Wag!”  “Who would even consider dating someone who didn’t like their dog?”      That’s about

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New Jersey mom Gilly Garrett started her organic skin care line, Gilly's Organics, at her dining room table in Tenafly, New Jersey. She's now in 9 stores including Whole Foods.
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How One New Jersey Mom Created Thriving Giving Organic Skin Care Company From Her Dining Room Table

Gilly Garrett thought she was creating organic skin care for herself Gilly Garrett has found a formula for so much more than organic skin care. She’s found a way to give back. Big time. It started at her dining room table It started as a simple experiment to create a scrub made of oils and sugar. She started getting so many compliments from friends they started asking her for some of her beauty secrets. She started selling a little. Then

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Dog is a magician who makes Simon Cowell cry while performing on Britain's Got Talent.
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Dog Is A Magician Who Makes Simon Cowell Cry On ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

Does Simon Cowell really believe this dog is a magician? Of course, everyone thinks there dog is a magician. Just look at the magical way he/she makes you feel, the infinite love they create in your life. That’s fine for all dogs. Dave Wardell knows his service dog, Finn, truly is. He showed Finn’s ability to turn into a magician on this season’s Britain’s Got Talent. Head judge Simon Cowell clearly looked impressed with the magic tricks. What really got

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Neighbors in Marietta, GA honor retiring mailman Floyd Martin on his last day on the job.
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Neighbors Give Beloved Longtime Mailman A Final Day Of Work He’ll Never Forget

Mailman Floyd Martin’s service and retirement is getting worldwide attention. The neighbors of Marietta, GA want to make sure their longtime mailman, Floyd Martin, gets the message. They love him and they sure appreciate his more than 35 years of service. The AJC reports on Mr. Martin’s last day, neighbors decorated their mailboxes, came out with gifts, and threw a huge party, all in honor or “Mr. Floyd.” Reporter’s tweet thread goes viral Reporter Jennifer Brett followed along on Martin’s

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Former Janitor Graduates With Nursing Degree From Same University Where He Used To Clean

From janitor to nurse, Frank Baez, has always been about taking care of others. Former janitor, Frank Baez, set his sight on a big American Dream. He came to the United States from the Dominican Republic with his mother when he was only 15. He started working as a janitor at New York University. At the Langone Tisch Hospital he cleaned patient rooms, bathrooms and hallways. He tells ABC News, “I could barely speak English at the time when I

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History-making Jeopardy champ James Holzhauer is already donating some of his winnings to charity.
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“Jeopardy” Champ James Holzhauer Already Giving Away Some Of His $1.9 Million Winnings

James Holzhauer already giving back before his history making run on Jeopardy is over. Jeopardy champ James Holzhauer has done it again. He won Wednesday night, raking in $71,885. He’s well on his way to beating current all-time champ Ken Jennings’ grand total. With 25 consecutive wins, he’s a third of the way to beating Jennings 74-game win streak. The professional Las Vegas gambler comes with an aggressive style that has some people rooting for him. For some, he’s the

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Lunch lady Bonnie Kimball was fired when she gave a student food in the high school cafeteria when he didn't have money to pay. Celebrity chef Jose Andres is offering her a job at his company.
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Celebrity Chef Offers Job To Lunch Lady Fired For Giving Food To Student Who Couldn’t Pay

Lunch lady Bonnie Kimball says she was fired for serving up kindness. New Hampshire lunch lady Bonnie Kimball says she was fired for giving a break to a high school student who a bridge. Who needed to eat. She says in March a supervisor at Mascoma Valley Regional High School in Manchester, New Hampshire saw her let a student take $8 of food from the cafeteria without paying. The student told her he didn’t have any money with him that

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