Monday, July 25th, 2011 at
11:43 am

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two stray dogs in Afghanistan that found comfort and companionship with a company of U.S. Army soldiers at a remote firebase are poised to leave the war zone behind. As the troops get set to return home, their spouses have raised nearly $6,000 to fly the dogs to the United States. [...]
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011 at
11:40 am

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — When Samantha Lowe’s 12-year-old Labrador retriever needed anti-inflammatories to ease her arthritis, she found herself facing the same question humans face when it comes to prescriptions: Name-brand drug, or generic? She did the same thing many people do: She chose the generic version to save money. “If a generic works as [...]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at
11:35 am

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Molly Wilson has been one of the more loyal volunteers in the past few years at North Colorado Medical Center. She cheers up sick kids, gives people with cancer hope and makes the tough days a tad easier for nurses and doctors. She just doesn’t realize she’s volunteering. When you’re a [...]
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Monday, July 18th, 2011 at
11:32 am

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Here’s the scoop: Some apartment complexes are using DNA testing on dog doo to find out who’s not cleaning up after their pets. The Timberwood Commons in Lebanon, N.H., opened this year and already has had problems with some residents who aren’t cleaning up messes their dogs leave. So manager Debbie [...]
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Friday, July 15th, 2011 at
11:19 am

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Social networking is helping Atticus Finch pay some of his emergency medical care bills. Mr. Finch, as the Muir family of Glenwood Springs calls its 7-year-old cat, was trapped outside his home June 25 by two neighborhood pit bulls. Anne Muir said she heard the commotion and rushed outside to [...]
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