Every year I have mixed feelings about returning to my office in January. I’ve turned in grades and organized piles of notes into labeled files. Classes that consumed me for three months are packed away like holiday decorations. My energy is returning. But one piece of unfinished business lingers: I […]
Bevan Hurley January 31, 2023, 2:20 PM An Iowa teenager has been charged with allegedly conning $37,000 in donations from kindhearted strangers after claiming she had been diagnosed with stage 2 cancer. Madison Marie Russo, 19, was charged with felony first-degree theft over the alleged cancer fundraising scam by police […]
Marilynne Manguba, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 8, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC). Marilynne (M-squared or M2 to many people) was diagnosed with angio sarcoma cancer in late February of 2022. Under the care of the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) in Salt Lake City, UT, […]
As a nation of dog lovers, do we need to face up to some hard truths? Picture supplied by Shutterstock. [[title]] [[text]] Prior to my life as a journalist, a very different career was in store for me. I was a kennel maid, or rather I cleared up dog muck […]
Like all dogs, the Xiasi needs daily exercise to feel content. While playful, a lot of this stimulation can be mental, with some routine physical exercise. Ideally, this breed should receive at least a forty minute to hourlong walk daily. Additionally, they enjoy indoor or outdoor play like fetch or […]
For the first time in nearly eight years, the County Commission for Williamson County enacted a resolution to amend “The Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Regulation of Dogs and Cats” during January’s commissioners meeting. Updates to the document that defines animal standards in the county closely mirror the state statutes, […]
(Picture Credit: Jackie Bale / Getty Images) Most potential pet parents appreciate honesty when bringing home a new furry member of the family. Being upfront about a dog’s potential flaws & quirks helps their new home properly anticipate their needs. Given how busy shelters can be, sometimes a dog’s behavioral […]
This article appears in the February 2023 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Since the late 1970s, as the U.S. lost productive capacity in industry after industry, progressives have been calling for an industrial policy. This was mostly disdained by orthodox economists and rejected by the presidential wing […]
Princess Anne is still the only person in the immediate royal family to ever face criminal charges. I know, it’s wild that it’s Anne and not, say, Prince Andrew. Anne had to pay a £500 fine in 2001 after her dog bit two children in Windsor. Unlike her mother, Anne […]
Kitty Hawk probe exonerates officer in dog shooting By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice on October 11, 2022 Reports say there is no body cam footage of incident On Oct. 11, The Town of Kitty Hawk released the findings of an internal investigation into the Oct. 1 fatal shooting […]