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Dogs promote a healthy lifestyle, according to experts

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Sept. 26, 2011   3 Comments  

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A furry friend can help make a better you!

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EarthTalk: Dog poop into energy? Bike lanes?

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Oct. 9, 2010   1 Comment  

Matthew Mazzotta, armed with a $4,000 grant from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, created the ingenious Park Spark converter system that uses dog poop to power a gas lantern that illuminates a corner of the Pacific Street Dog Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Pictured: A local resident admires Mazzotta's handiwork . (Media credit/Luke Ryan via Flickr)

What’s the deal with turning poop into power?

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Confessions of a (former) JP Dog Walker

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Jan. 1, 2010   1 Comment  

Nick is a cat person. (Media credit/Evil Erin via Flickr)

Makes my new job at Goodwill seem glamorous

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Michael Vick case still stinks

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April 30, 2008   Leave a Comment  

10-year veteran Surry County investigator Bill Brinkman lost his job over the Michael Vick case. Did he botch something? Did he tamper with evidence? Did he try to protect Vick and let the superstar athlete walk? Nope, he lost his job because he pursued the case and wanted an inhumane criminal brought to justice. Something [...]

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Keep your pet safe on Halloween

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Oct. 16, 2007   1 Comment  

No joke: Pets die every year of chocolate poisoning from Halloween candy!

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