Tightening The Leash On Fake Service DogsChris Slavin was in an elevator a couple years ago with Earle, her yellow lab service dog, sitting calmly beside her wheelchair. The elevator doors opened and in walked a woman holding a purse. In the purse was a teacup poodle the color of apricots ( Read more... )

This intrusive bill would not only mean the end to privacy with regards to your genetic profile and health issues, but would allow companies to penalize you thousands of dollars for not participating in their so-called "Workplace Wellness Programs".


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I figured we could probably use another upbeat post, so...


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9/11 health crisis: death toll from illness nears number killed on day of attacks

-At least 1,000 people have dided from illnesses tied to exposure to debris
-Number poised to exceed initial death toll ‘within five years’, expert says
-9/11 health crisis: New York cleaner fights cancer 15 years later


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... because she supports Bernie Sanders.


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Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers will now have an easier path to getting their loans discharged, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.

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*I refuse to use the terms "pro life," "pro lifers," etc., to designate people who want to outlaw and/or drastically restrict access to abortion. Those terms are highly offensive to me because they imply that those of us who support a woman's right to choose are all "pro death," a notion I find both ridiculous and highly offensive. That is actually ( Read more... )

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CLARKSVILLE, TENN. - Hours after four dead puppies were found inside a Clarksville home Thursday, deputies in Sumner County went to a Cottontown home and found 37 bags containing animal remains and seized 39 live dogs from the woman who claimed she was running a non-profit organization that rescued dogs and trained them as service animals ( Read more... )