Hunting dogs found in West Side home
Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Two men were charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals Friday night after officials discovered 15 hunting dogs living in “filthy conditions” at a West Side home, officials said. The dogs, which included beagles and pointers, were

Grateful to be alive
Greeley Tribune – Holly Dolphin’s last thoughts would have been peaceful ones. Warmth coursed through her body as she thought about a home-cooked meal, her parents, her beagles, sleeping in her own bed, even her summer job at the bagel shop. Thoughts like this would

Sharing Outdoors by Bill Quilliam
Washington Times-Herald – I m fortunate enough today that I was able to talk my wife into writing this for me. Sunday night, I was taken to Jasper Hospital with my heart acting up. Monday, Dr. Willie put in five stents four leading from a main artery. I m better but

Business Registrations
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15 dogs rescued from squalor
Chicago Tribune – A Chicago man is in police custody after officers today seized 15 dogs that allegedly were living in filthy conditions behind a West Side home, CLTV reported. Fifteen beagles and pointers were covered in feces when police rescued them about noon from

Christmas ponders its future
Orlando Sentinel – CHRISTMAS — While other neighborhoods in Central Florida fight off bulldozers and construction cranes, some in the rural community of Christmas would actually welcome them. It’s a conversation topic at dinner tables, church gatherings and even

Man Wrecks and Dogs are Injured 
WLBT 3 - Jan 01 8:57 PM
No people were seriously injured in an accident in Jackson this week. A crate full of beagles was thrown over the side of a bridge. Earnest Van Buren said ten dogs were inside this crate when it tumbled over the I-220 overpass at Northside Drive.Save to My Web

The new IN thing: Hybrid pooches called puggles that fetch a bundle 
Sun-Sentinel - Dec 21 1:12 AM
If there’s a bundle of puppy love under the tree this Christmas, there’s a good chance it will have floppy ears, a hyperkinetic, curly tail and a catchy name: puggle.Save to My Web

Apple: both a winner, loser in 2005 
MacNN - Dec 27 1:09 PM
Apple was dubbed both a winner and a loser in 2005 by PC World. Looking at the Winners and Losers 20…Save to My Web

Poodles rule on the streets of Manhattan 
Independent - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
It was auf Wiedersehen to the dachshund and bonjour to the poodle as Manhattan’s dog lovers pondered the latest, much anticipated, list of top 10 breeds on their pooch-congested isle.Save to My Web

The new IN thing: Hybrid pooches called puggles that fetch a bundle 
Sun-Sentinel - Dec 20 6:42 PM
If there’s a bundle of puppy love under the tree this Christmas, there’s a good chance it will have floppy ears, a hyperkinetic, curly tail and a catchy name: puggle.Save to My Web

The new IN thing: Hybrid pooches called puggles that fetch a bundle 
Sun-Sentinel - Dec 21 1:25 PM
If there’s a bundle of puppy love under the tree this Christmas, there’s a good chance it will have floppy ears, a hyperkinetic, curly tail and a catchy name: puggle.Save to My Web

Possible evidence found for Beagle 2 location
Mars Today – A specially processed NASA Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) image taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC). The Beagle scientists believe that out of the many thousands of craters and hundreds of square kilometres of Beagle 2’s landing ellipse, no other

Fedora community accepts Mono despite RedHat’s trepidation
Ars Technica – RedHat desktop group manager Chris Blizzard confirmed on Monday that Mono will be included in Fedora Core 5 (FC5), but not RedHat’s Enterprise Linux or other commercial products. In an official statement, RedHat explains that Mono is being included

Red Hat Contracts Mono
WebProNews – The kids at Red Hat need to be checked out for Mono because it looks like they’ve accepted their software infrastructure into the Fedora project. This deal is significant because Mono does business with enemies of Red Hat including Novell and

Fire Takes New Kensington Man’s Home, Dog
KDKA – (KDKA) A 72-year-old New Kensington man is starting over after his home burned to the ground. Lloyd Waltz was at work when his brick Meade Avenue home caught fire with his beagle, Missy, still inside. Missy died in the fire. It s terrible

Ban on soft drinks part of school’s nutrition strategy
Lansing State Journal – GRAND LEDGE There is a term used for the school board’s efforts to promote nutrition in Grand Ledge over this past year tough love. “One of the most noticeable changes we’ve made is taking pop and snacks out of the middle schools, and we’re

Storms put pet rescue in forefront
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – A dog manikin, with a tube in its snout for CPR training, has its ear bandaged in a Red Cross course on pet first aid. Washington Post Mike Brammer, of the Animal Rescue League of Boston, helps a beagle stranded by Hurricane Katrina. After Katrina

Boar War
Anorak – IT S our sad duty to report that Toga, the penguin who was taken from a zoo on the Isle of White in the days before Christmas, has not been found. And it s news that comes as a surprise to us. Surely all those hunting types no longer able to hunt

Fire destroys home
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Lloyd Waltz lost more than 40 years’ worth of memories on Monday when fire destroyed his Meade Avenue home in New Kensington. The house at 1537 Meade Ave. is where he raised his seven children. It contained photographs, keepsakes and thousands of