Forgetting your glasses can have happy consequences. A mistake in his usual lottery ticket numbers proved lucky for an
Indiana man who won $3 million in the Hoosier Lottery. ‘It pays to be blind,’ joked the Ind. grandfather who entered wrong number...
Two Georgia brothers, 13, and 9, raised more than $1,200 for an animal rescue group last year and this month they increased that amount substantially with a $5,000 donation, thanks to a parenting magazine, which held a Littlest Volunteers Contest. Their burgeoning natural dog biscuit business over the past two years has earned for charity $1,700 so far. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Coalition to Unchain Dogs has built fences to unchain
101 dogs in the past 17 months, giving sunnier dispositions to unhappy pets in the Raleigh-Durham area. "Cash," for example, on right, has spent most of his life chained up in the yard -- but not for much longer -- thanks to some of the more than 100 volunteers who erect the fencing and pay the costs. (MyDurham.com)
Check out their website for more stories of compassion and watch the inspiring video below: www.unchaindogs.net
A homeless disabled vet left a heartbreaking letter along with his dog on the sidewalk of the Granada Hills pet clinic. The writer poured his heart out about his loving companion, Kaiser, having suffered with a stroke. The manager at the clinic lost all emotional reserve in this case and could not bring herself to euthanize the animal. Instead she used money from a fund set up to help animals like Kaiser, and set about to reunite the two friends.
After sprinting to record levels this spring, the prices for basic commodities have now fallen 20 to 30 percent. Prices are now lower on staples such as rice, wheat, corn, and soybeans. Also down are prices for metals such as aluminum, zinc, and copper. The commodity almost everyone follows – oil – is off nearly 20 percent as well, dropping Friday to its lowest level since May 1. (Christian Science Monitor)