Archive for June 5th, 2008

Of faith and free spirits (The Oregonian)

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Leaf through these pages to see some of the Portland area’s brightest young lights in our annual Academic Achievers issue. Starting on Page X, we honor the more than XXX graduates from public and private schools who rose to the top of their classes.

Quick and easy ways to make your dog come to you (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

The weather’s fine, and you’d love for your dog to get the kind of exercise and socialization that can’t happen at the end of a leash. Maybe you even have a new dog park in the neighborhood.

Dog bite prevention important (Georgetown Record)

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Robert Spinney, manager of the Georgetown Post Office, called for the cooperation of dog owners in keeping their pets restrained during mail delivery times. “More than 4.7 million people — most of them children and elderly — are bitten by dogs each year and last year more than 3,000 letter carriers nationwide […]

N.C. judge: Reinstate dog-kicking trooper (The Charlotte Observer)

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

A state administrative law judge today called for reinstatement with back pay for a Highway Patrol trooper who was videotaped kicking his dog while it was suspended from a deck. Judge Fred Morrison concluded that state officials short-circuited disciplinary procedures in firing Charles Jones over his treatment of the dog. Gov. Mike Easley’s office “decided […]

Judge: Reinstate trooper who kicked dog (The News & Observer)

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

A state administrative law judge today called for reinstatement with back pay for a state trooper who was videotaped kicking his dog while it was suspended from a deck.