Guardians of Rescue Heads to Fort Bragg to Pick Up Dogs for PTSD Veterans
Region: DC
Guardians of Rescue Heads to Fort Bragg to Pick Up Dogs for PTSD Veterans SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK – (March 19, 2013) – Guardians of Rescue, an organization whose mission is to help animals, will be headed to Fort Bragg, N.C. on March 25, 2013, to pick up a group of rescued dogs. The group will be working with their Soldier-to-Soldier program to help place the dogs with veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as with other Sol... more
Views: 578Foreclosure Crisis: The Reality Behind the Housing Recovery Hype
Region: CABy Carlos Marroquin Los Angeles, March 17, 2013 - In recent months, real estate pundits have been saying that the housing markets are recovering. They point to increases in sales and home prices, as well as a decline in foreclosure filings, and predict that the worst of the foreclosure crisis is over. The crisis may be almost over for the banks, but it is far from over for average people. Banks have completed foreclosure on approximately 3.9 million homes since September 200... more
Views: 892Death Row Inmate Debra Jean Milke Has Convictions Overturned
Region: IL
Debra Jean Milke The convictions of Arizona death row inmate Debra Jean Milke were overturned Thursday by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Milke has spent the past 22 years on death row for the 1989 murder of her 4-year-old son Christopher. On the day of the murder, James Styers, a man Milke shared an apartment with, was supposed to have taken Christopher to a mall to see Santa Claus, while Milke stayed home to do chores. Instead, Styers and a friend, Roger S... more
Views: 2517Return Camp Pendleton to Its Spiritual Roots
Region: WAReturn Camp Pendleton to Its Spiritual Roots By Sabin Geyman On January 22nd, US Marines at Camp Pendleton began training in Buddhism-based “mindfulness” meditation and Hinduism-based yoga stretching. Former US Army Captain Elizabeth Stanley, a professor at Georgetown University, treated her own post-traumatic stress disorder with yoga. Now she wants other soldiers and high-stress workers to de-stress with the “Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training”... more
Views: 532GPO LAUNCHES NEW BOOKSTORE WEBSITE
Region: DCWASHINGTON – The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has launched an upgraded version of the U.S. Government Online Bookstore. GPO started making Government publications available for sale in the 1920s with a retail bookstore and then established an online presence for selling publications in 1999. GPO has approximately four thousand Federal titles and more than 150 eBooks available through the agency’s online bookstore. The new website includes: · ... more
Views: 386Tips for Keeping Pets from Ending Up in the Wrong Hands
Region: VA
Every year, millions of people around the country make the decision to give up their family pet. Some may be dealing with an unplanned-for litter of kittens, while others may feel they can no longer take care of their animal for other reasons. Shelters around the country take in 5-7 million animals per year, with half of them coming from pet owners who relinquish the animal to the shelter. Problem is, 60 percent of those dogs and 70 percent of those cats, on average, will be euthanized.... more
Views: 719Dog Rescued Just in Time Makes Remarkable Recovery, Owner Charged with Animal Cruelty
Region: DCDog Rescued Just in Time Makes Remarkable Recovery Owner Charged with Animal Cruelty On Saturday, February 23rd, the Guardians of Rescue responded to a call in Coram, NY. The scene they found was horrific: a Cane Corso named “Queenie” was discovered locked in a room in an overheated apartment, emaciating and starving. It is estimated that she was left alone for three weeks without any care, food or water. Indications show that the owner left Queenie inten... more
Views: 512GPO CELEBRATES 152 YEARS OF KEEPING AMERICA INFORMED
Region: DC
WASHINGTON – Today is the 152nd birthday of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The agency first opened its doors for business on March 4, 1861, the same day Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th President, with a mission based on the requirement in Article I, section 5 of the Constitution that “each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings and from time to time publish the same.” Since Lincoln’s time GPO has produced the official version ... more
Views: 279The Ryan Ferguson Case Highlights The Difficulty Of Correcting A Wrongful Conviction
Region: IL
Ryan Ferguson Ryan Ferguson was wrongfully convicted in 2001 of second-degree murder of Columbia Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Ferguson is one of roughly 2.3 million people currently housed in America’s prison system. The United States incarcerates more people than any civilized nation on earth. A majority of those convicted are guilty as charged leaving only a small percentage to fall victim to wrongful conviction. Unfortunately, due to ... more
Views: 7001Energy Drinks Contain Too Much Caffeine
Region: VA
Popular energy drinks that are sold throughout the U.S. are troubling for parents and for adults too. Not all people can withstand the effects of heavily caffeinated beverages. I know that my son when he is under the influence of a lot of caffeinated beverages has suffered rapid heartbeats and it landed him in the emergency room at the hospital. I too have suffered throughout my life with rapid heartbeats when I've consumed too many caffeinated beverages. I also suffer from sever... more
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