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BEST BETS: KIDS
ANIMAL ARTIFACTS Take an outdoor walk and look for bones, feathers and fur to solve a mystery. WHEN 1-2 p.m. tomorrow WHERE Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, 134 Cove Rd., Oyster Bay ADMISSION $3 PHONE 516-922-3200 HAND CARVED "The...Tags: Nature, Theodore Roosevelt, Long Island
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Review: 'DogTown': 'The Michael Vick Dogs'
Times Television CriticIt has been a summer of awe-inspiring, thought-provoking spectacle on television. First the Summer Olympics, then the Democratic and Republican national conventions and now the return of "DogTown." If that sounds sarcastic or snarky, it isn't meant to....Tags: Punishment, Republican National Conventions, Summer Olympics, Atlanta Falcons, Prisons
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Who Says It's 'Junk DNA'?
Courant Staff WriterA research team including a Yale professor has found what might be the genetic sequence that led to the evolutionary changes in the human foot and thumb. The discovery came as a part of a project that began in 2006 and included James Noonan, assistant...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Medical Research, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Research
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Simsbury To Teach Students How To Deal With Bears
Courant Staff WriterMost kids know the classic tale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," but children here will soon learn what to do when faced with the real deal. New bear safety seminars, school officials say, are a necessity in this bustling suburb, where black bears...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife
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Vick's pit bulls had me at 'arf'
Not long ago, you and I watched the feds raid Michael Vick's estate in rural Surry, packing off scores of fighting pit bulls and bagging dog carcasses dug up in back. I, for one, didn't want to see what happened next. To the dogs, that is. I couldn't...Tags: Michael Vick, National Football League
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Woman finds calling in repairing religious statues
Special to the Chicago TribuneApril Albrecht was in church one day when she noticed a broken statue of the Virgin Mary. The paint was chipped and a hand was missing. Impulsively, she asked the pastor if she could take it home and "do something with it." He agreed, and a few weeks...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Roman Catholic, Tourism and Leisure, Religious Leaders, Christianity
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Woman left dog in car for hours at Great America, Gurnee police say
A Chicago woman was charged with animal cruelty and neglect after leaving her dog in a car in the parking lot at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee without food or water for about six hours Monday, when temperatures reached the mid-80s, police said. Six...Tags: Vehicles, Six Flags Incorporated, Six Flags Great America
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Requiem for a baby squirrel
Dining@LargeJohn gave me permission, with a little urging, to publish his first effort at a Shallow Thought Wednesday, the one he thought better of. The baby squirrel is, of course, the one in the earlier photo: ......... -
Wausau man accused of burning raccoon alive
A Wausau man accused of trying to burn a raccoon alive after he couldn't kill it with a BB gun faces a felony charge of animal mistreatment. A criminal complaint says 25-year-old Brian Merriam admitted it was a "stupid idea," but he refused to tell...Tags: Prosecution, Trials
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E. Edward Houghton
E. Edward Houghton, a prominent thoroughbred horse breeder and fox hunter, died Sunday of pulmonary fibrosis at Buckingham Farm, his Chestertown home. He was 67. Mr. Houghton was born in Somerville, N.J., and raised in Colorado and Pennsylvania. He...Tags: Farms, Colleges and Universities, Penn State University, Livestock Farming, Roman Catholic
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Celebrate at one of region's many festivals
As autumn approaches, it brings with it a flurry of festivals, an opportunity to celebrate the region's bounty and diversity.
You can go high-brow or low, jazzy or classical and taste the homiest or the most exotic of flavors - sometimes all at one...Tags: Distilling and Brewing Industry, Jazz Music, Towson University, Timonium, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Seminole animal board tackles feral-cat problem
Sentinel Staff WriterHow to deal with feral cats will be the topic at Seminole County's animal-board meeting tonight. Friends of Feral Animals will talk about trap-neuter-return programs in hopes of getting Seminole County to adopt such a policy. The meeting will be at 7 p.m....Tags: Seminole County
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