Admin | May 27, 2011
By Aman Batheja abatheja@star-telegram.com AUSTIN – Licensed hunters would have the chance to rent space on helicopters and shoot at feral hogs and coyotes from above if Gov. Perry signs a bill sent to his desk Tuesday. The Texas House passed 141-1 a bill allowing landowners to sell seats on a helicopter hunt for feral [...]
Admin | May 27, 2011
Opinion First Lessons on Death: Grieving the Loss of a Family Pet From hermit crabs to hamsters, from fish to cats and dogs – three out of the five Moms Council members lost family pets just this past week. So how did they deal? By Laurie Hunt, Regina Martine, Holly DeSouza, Peggy Barresi, and Tasha [...]
Admin | May 26, 2011
Recent flooding in southern Illinois left many residents homeless and unable to take care of family pets, but thanks to a team led by Downers Grove resident Renee Cantalupo, seven stranded dogs are now in good hands. Several people lost their homes, so we went down there and took as many animals as we could, [...]
Admin | May 26, 2011
By Aman Batheja abatheja@star-telegram.com AUSTIN – Licensed hunters would have the chance to rent space on helicopters and shoot at feral hogs and coyotes from above if Gov. Perry signs a bill sent to his desk Tuesday. The Texas House passed 141-1 a bill allowing landowners to sell seats on a helicopter hunt for feral [...]
Admin | May 25, 2011
CRANE — Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane and tenant commands finished a successful blood drive for the American Red Cross earlier this month. More than 250 employees and service members on the base came out to donate blood, giving a total of 281 units for the American Red Cross. This drive brought annual donations at [...]
Admin | May 25, 2011
Ever since the inception of the App Store, gamers have been crying out for an iOS entry in the ridiculously popular Monster Hunter franchise from Capcom. Indeed, the elements of exploring a huge world, hunting and fighting tons of different monsters, and crafting and collecting an assortment of loot to build up your character would [...]
Admin | May 24, 2011
RISMedia, May 19, 2011–For the month of April, Massachusetts foreclosure activity remained at levels dramatically below those recorded last year. However, foreclosure petitions–which mark the first step in the foreclosure process in Massachusetts–posted the highest number so far this year. The number of foreclosure petitions statewide dropped almost 51 percent year-over-year to 1,192 from 2,431 [...]
Admin | May 24, 2011
Published May 17, 2011, 03:25 PM Outdoorsmens view: Why we need fishing and hunting license fee increase ONLINE ONLY: We want our grandchildren — and yours — to enjoy what we’ve had. That is why we’re asking that the Minnesota Legislature support the Department of Natural Resources’ request for hunting and fishing license-fee increase. By: [...]
Admin | May 23, 2011
Fairfax County police responded to what theyre calling a suspicious event at 4100 Wadsworth Court shortly after 1 am on Wednesday, May 18 when a 25-year-old woman reported that she woke up to a man standing over her bed, with his hands around her neck. According to a news release, after the woman woke up [...]
Admin | May 23, 2011
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)–Hong Kong shares ended higher Wednesday as bargain hunting emerged after the local market had fallen in 12 of the past 14 sessions. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 110.06 points, or 0.5%, to 23,011.14 after trading between 22,924.46 and 23,057.22 during the session. But analysts pointed to Wednesday’s sluggish volume as [...]