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A state medical examiner said today that a Mount Pleasant man shot himself at a home southwest of Crawfordsville in early November. Investigators say 37-year-old Ryan Scarff and his girlfriend had a suicide pact. They believe after Scarff shot himself Nov. 3, his girlfriend then also shot him. Investigators say she shot him while in a “state of [...]
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) issues a statement from President and CEO Ed Sayres prompted by today’s euthanasia of Oreo, a victim of animal cruelty. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3204594.htm
CORVALLIS — The Socratic Club at Oregon State University will sponsor a debate on the topic, “Euthanasia: A Good Death?” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in Gilfillan Auditorium. The speakers are Jerome Wernow and Lani Roberts.
WOODBRIDGE — Funeral arrangements have been set for one of two Forest Park students who died in a suicide pact this week.
>Episcopal Life Daily >November 11, 2009 Episcopal Life Online is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife . >Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes: * DIOCESAN DIGEST - Southern Ohio gets approval for same-gender blessings as dioceses gather for annual sessions * WORLD REPORT - AFRICA: Churches want new international engagement on Sudan * WORLD REPORT ...
John Mariani / The Post-Standard This is the home at 207 E. Seventh St. in Oswego where the bodies of Richard and Josephine Hyse were found Nov. 9, 2009. Police have ruled Josephine Hyse's death a homicide.
No one likes Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft. Wall Street wanted more up front money; tech elites called it an abdication, a "shame" and "seppuku." Now Yahoo is losing a programming icon over the...
CONCORD, N.H. - A bill to legalize assisted suicide in New Hampshire lost key backing yesterday from a legislative committee when both supporters and opponents joined forces to reject it.
By JC REINDL BLADE STAFF WRITER Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon will keep his job after an effort Tuesday by one county commissioner to fire him failed with a 2-1 vote. Commissioners Pete Gerken and Tina Skeldon Wozniak opposed the motion by Ben Konop to dismiss Mr. Skeldon for what Commissioner Konop described as unacceptable high rates of dog euthanasia and low rates of adoption, as well ...
A bill to legalize assisted suicide in New Hampshire lost key backing Tuesday from a legislative committee when both supporters and opponents joined forces to reject it.
By JC REINDL BLADE STAFF WRITER With the number of dead at the Lucas County dog pound growing by the day, elected officials of both parties said Monday it’s time for action and change at the dog warden’s office. “I think changes need to be made,” said State Rep. Peter Ujvagi (D., Toledo), who added that the pound’s euthanasia rate seems too high and its adoption rate too low. Yet, he stopped ...
A viewer has a plan to help Cherryland Humane Society become a 'no kill' shelter. She says it would save hundreds of pets every year.
A New Hampshire House committee has voted against a bill to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
In September, debates about the constitutionality of physician-assisted suicide took off in the Montana Supreme Court in Helena. A panel of ethicists and professors discussed the issue in the Gallagher Business Building Monday night.
It's an issue almost every pet owner confronts at some time: How do you know when it's time to have your animal euthanized?
Garland Animal Services officials say they're on target to meet a goal of shifting the euthanization of 3,000 animals from gas to lethal injection next year.
