This column is the second installment in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, “Emptying the Nest.” Read the first installment, about the trials of junior year, here. A while back, I sat in the aggressive discomfort of the bleachers at my youngest daughter’s high school basketball game and Read More…
Month: February 2024
Good Vibes: With Sheep And Dog
Post by Christy Schaefer The sheepdogs would protect and give their life protecting his sheep family. The sheep are aware and they have mutual love and respect. This sheep here is giving a hug and affection to the sheepdog who has been protecting them. This is a sweet and heartwarming gesture. Animals show gratitude and Read More…
Story Of A Blind Dog Named Betsy Who Lived In A Shelter. ·
Story of a blind dog named Betsy who lived in a shelter. · Post by SUNLO There was old blind dog named Betsy who lived in a shelter. Poor Betsy had been there for what felt like ages – no one wanted to take on a dog who couldn’t even see. And hey, we get Read More…
Overdose Epidemic: A $59 Million EBay Settlement Paying For Pill Presses Sold Online
Lindsay Whitehurst The e-commerce giant eBay will pay $59 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over thousands of pill press machines sold on the the platform. The machines can be used to manufacture counterfeit pills that look just like prescription pills but instead can be laced with substances like fentanyl, a synthetic opioid drug that is largely Read More…
PACT Calls For An end To Unnecessary Arrests
Suspended licenses in Miami-Dade result from failure to pay fines 63% of the time. In Miami-Dade County alone, roughly 400,000 residents live under the specter of imminent arrest and lifelong penalties for minor driving offenses that many municipalities throughout the state have already decriminalized. People Acting for Community Together (PACT), an interfaith network of 40 Read More…
My Parents Want Me To Come Home For 2 Weeks And Babysit My Little Sister
My parents want me to come home for 2 weeks and babysit my little sister because they are having a new-born. Is it my responsibility to do so when I’m working? They want to take a holiday. They are having a new baby, going on vacation and expect you to take two weeks off work Read More…
Burger King Buys Franchisee For $1B
Burger King will invest $500 million in remodeling about 600 of its restaurants. (MenuPrices.com) The parent company of Burger King is buying out its biggest franchisee in the United States for about $1 billion, and will renovate hundreds of its locations. Restaurant Brands International Inc. will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Read More…