Good News Network Wednesday, November 14, 2012

300 veterans, some trained in crisis management, have been donating their time and leading the cleanup effort in the hard hit Rockaway neighborhood in Queens, NY, making life easier for storm weary residents.

Their organization, Team Rubicon, helps others but also helps ex-soldiers from around the country who need a new mission in life, something to become passionate about. They've joined together to tackle the seemingly endless task of removing debris and rehabilitating the homes for an entire neighborhood.

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 Good News Network Thursday, November 01, 2012

Superstar musicians born in the New York-New Jersey area will perform at Rockefeller Plaza Friday, part of a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, along with Billy Joel from Long Island are joining Sting, Christina Aguilera and Jimmy Fallon for the show, to be broadcast on NBC at 8pm.

Funds raised from “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together” will benefit the American Red Cross, which is providing shelter, food, and other assistance to those affected by the super-storm.

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Good News Network Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Jonathan Gillis likes surprises, the bigger and more elaborate, the better.

A Texas Army National Guard sergeant, he was supposed to be in Afghanistan on Sunday but instead was at the finish line of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon waiting for his wife with flowers in hand.

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Good News Network Sunday, October 21, 2012

After a dramatic recovery from serious brain injury experienced by the first patient Dr. Michael Lewis treated with fish oil, the physician urged its use again, this time on a brain-dead Virginia boy in a coma.

Fish oil is composed of omega-3 essential fatty acids, and our brain itself is a fatty mass made up of 30% omega-3 fatty acids. So it is not surprising that the boy's brain responded to the treatment, which was likened to rebuilding a brick wall using bricks.

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