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WASHINGTON — Some people can’t stand prosperity, my father used to say. Today, he might be talking about Republicans, who, in the midst of declining support for President Barack Obama’s hope-and-change agenda, are considering a “purity” pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party.
I have been writing this column for the past 13 years or so. In that time I have addressed many subjects; some light-hearted, some not so much so. I have offended some people but, if the feed-back I get is an indication, have generally pleased more.
Opponents of the right to die appeared to savor a public relations victory with the reported "rebirth" of car-crash victim Rom Houben, a forty-six...
The Victor man convicted of kidnapping and beating a woman and then holding police at bay for 18 hours last October was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday.
Multiple firings at the Cedar Valley Humane Society in recent months have sparked rumors and accusations about euthanasia practices. Board members say they’re caring for the animals and have presented statistics showing that the number euthanized has declined over the past few months. However, a passion for animals and a distrust of the shelter’s leadership prompted dozens [...]
The three-week-old investigation of the Memphis Animal Shelter is reaching well beyond allegations of animal abuse and neglect.Shelby County Sheriff's Office investigators are also exploring the shelter's finances and whether euthanization drugs are missing, according to public records.Investigators also want to know more about what high-ranking members of city government knew about problems at ...
The last person on Earth we wanted to hurt was “Doc Jones,” but we did with our Nov. 8 front-page story about “euthanasia day” at the Sullivan County Animal Shelter. Dr. Basil A. Jones is no villain.
Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession — Iowa.
PHOENIX — In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea. The institute, America’s most potent advocate of limited government, embraced Eric Novack’s idea for protecting Arizonans from health care coercion. In 2008, Arizonans voted on ...
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Welfare Services Animal Welfare Section has cited 21 animal shelters across the state, including shelters in Onslow and Carteret counties, for failing to comply with euthanasia standards, according to an NCDA&CS news release.
CEDAR RAPIDS – A place designed to comfort and care for animals has become the subject of scrutiny and controversy. Dozens of people have contacted KCRG-TV9 with concerns about the welfare of animals at The Cedar Valley Humane Society.
Some shelters, which include ones in the Triad, were told to stop using their carbon monoxide chambers until they were properly inspected.
LAND O' LAKES - Saying the county animal shelter's adoption rate is "alarmingly low," a local veterinary group wants to reduce the number of animals euthanized each year.
GULF SHORES, Ala. -- An Illinois man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend Wednesday night in a Gulf Shores motel room, police said. Gulf Shores investigators said Friday that Terence Jay Wheeler, 46, and Christy Greenholdt, 43, may have traveled from Hillsboro, Ill., where they reside, to Gulf Shores to carry out a suicide pact.
Several Triad animal shelters have been warned that their use of carbon monoxide chambers to euthanize animals didn't comply with new state rules.
Nov. 19, 2009 -- The Christian Reformed Church in North America?s Disability Concerns office has issued an action alert, asking church members in Canada to contact lawmakers to register their protests against a bill legalizing euthanasia that is now making its way through the Canadian Parliament.
