COMMENTARY: The Politics of Animal Cruelty

Walter Brasch
Posted with permission from The Moderate Voice

Pennsylvanians can still butcher, braise, and broil their pet cats and dogs because a murky mixture of politics has left a critical bill on the table in the state senate. Residents may also continue to use cats, dogs, and other animals as targets for what some erroneously call \”sporting events.\” Although there are no documented cases…

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Laurel, Delaware man arrested on drug charges at Trap Pond State Park

LAUREL (Oct. 2, 2014) – Following an investigation into an illegally parked vehicle at Trap Pond State Park near Laurel, DNREC Natural Resources Police, Delaware State Parks Enforcement rangers on Sept. 29 arrested a Sussex County man on drug charges.

Dakota A. Price, 22, of Laurel, was arrested and charged with one count of felony possession of a controlled substance, two counts misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, one count of possessing/consuming a controlled or counterfeit illegal substance, and one count of unauthorized use of a state park area. Fifty-one baggies of suspected heroin, multiple drug syringes and other controlled substances were seized as evidence by rangers in a search of the suspect and the vehicle.

Price was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 3 in Georgetown and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown in lieu of $11,000 secured bond, plus $10,000 cash bond for an outstanding New Castle Superior Court capias. Trial is pending at a later date.

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CDC and Texas Health Department Confirm First Ebola Case Diagnosed in the U.S.

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press release September 30, 2014

Hospitalized patient had recently returned from West Africa; active contact tracing underway.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed today, through laboratory tests, the first case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States in a person who had traveled to Dallas, Texas from Liberia. The patient did not have symptoms when leaving West Africa, but developed symptoms approximately four days after arriving in the U.S. on Sept. 20.

The person fell ill on Sept. 24 and sought medical care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of

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Kids\’ After School Exercise Programs Make Them Fit — And Much More

Shweta Iyer
Posted with permission from Medical Daily

Doctors have long praised the benefits of exercise toward a child’s healthy growth and development. Now, a nine-month-long experiment conducted on 221 prepubescent children has further validated this theory. Children who engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes a day after school showed improvements in performance, a better ability to pay attention, avoid…

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