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Ways that people, organizations, and governments are fighting to strengthen democracy in the United States and around the world

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Trying To Help Survivors, a Domestic Violence Agency Turns the Focus

Positive Solutions is a program of up to a year that aims to help people responsible for domestic violence change their behavior patterns and build healthy relationships.
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A firefighter tries to stop the fire around him. (Credit: BLMIdaho, Flickr)

Helping Forest Firefighters Battle a Different Kind of Burnout

A new preventative form of peer support is helping Canadian crews address the cumulative stress of their jobs before they get to the point of mental burnout or breakdown.
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LGBTQ+ History Before Stonewall

As you read, keep in mind that LGBTQ+ is a relatively new term and, while queer people have always existed, the terminology has changed frequently over the years.
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A sign advertising the TV show: Flip my Florida Yard sits on a patch of grass.

Water-guzzling Yards Are Getting a Celebrity Makeover

A new reality series is using the HGTV method to tackle Florida’s water supply issues. Get ready to meet "Flip My Florida Yard." Read more...
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Kerri Reeves, left, holds her son Oliver, 3 months old, while watching daughters Eleanor, 8, and Charlotte, 18 months, read at their home in Tucson. Reeves started receiving services from Health Start two years ago, before Charlotte was born. (Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily Star)

Arizona Program Hopes To Be Nationwide Model for Healthy Babies

Health Start is an Arizona statewide program that connects expecting mothers and their babies with a trained public health coach who finds them resources, provides information about their child's development, and serves as a sounding board for their questions.
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Worker Jarkko Laanti checks the water quality at the underground Kakola wastewater treatment plant in Turku, Finland. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Alister Doyle

Finnish City Taps Sewers for Energy in Sprint for Net Zero

Finland’s oldest city has slashed emissions by more than half and is now looking to heat from sewage to get to net zero.
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In Austria, the Government Pays to Repair Your Stuff

The city of Vienna started the Reparaturbon as a pilot in 2020 as a way to promote repair and support local businesses. Through the scheme, which has since concluded, 50 percent of repair costs were subsidized by the city, capped at €100.
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Hope Will Never Be Silent — Harvey Milk, with large quotation mark and small Good Good Good logo

38 Best Harvey Milk Quotes To Leave You Feeling Hopeful

As he entered activism, community organizing, and politics, Milk became known as a champion of the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, minorities, immigrants, women, and children.
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Mohammad Agha Mohammadi poses in front of the camera with a subtle smile

Sponsor Circle Opens Hearts and Homes To Afghan Refugees

Mr. Mohammadi is one of more than 80,000 Afghans airlifted to the United States after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last August. He is also one of nearly 360 Afghans being helped through the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghan refugees, a pioneering resettlement program.
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5 Good News Stories About Happiness

Happiness serves as a revolutionary means to survival, but it is also an indicator that a country, group, or region is doing good in the world. These five stories will help shed some light onto happiness research across the globe.
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“Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter.” — Bono

39 Most Inspiring Bono Quotes About Making a Difference

As the founder of ONE and (RED), Bono has played a significant role in persuading policymakers and corporations to allocate huge swaths of money toward solving some of the most important issues facing the world.
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11 Ways to Safely Reduce Abortions Without Removing Access

There’s no evidence that banning abortion reduces the number of abortions. There are, however, a few data-backed, safe, and effective ways to reduce the number of abortions.
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