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Helpless Two-Week-Old Kitten Finds Help

Helpless Two-Week-Old Kitten Finds Help

The cat of a student at my school had a litter of 2-week-old kittens. I went to look at them, thinking I would take one when they were old enough,...

Helpless Two-Week-Old Kitten Finds Help

The cat of a student at my school had a litter of 2-week-old kittens. I went to look at them, thinking I would take one when they were old enough,...

Kitten Appears in Yard the Week the Homeowners Bury Their Son

Kitten Appears in Yard the Week the Homeowners Bury Their Son

It was August, and I was home from my overseas assignment on emergency leave. My oldest brother had passed away while in the service. The rest of my family flocked...

Kitten Appears in Yard the Week the Homeowners Bury Their Son

It was August, and I was home from my overseas assignment on emergency leave. My oldest brother had passed away while in the service. The rest of my family flocked...

Brainiac Dog is a 'Puzzle Whiz'

Brainiac Dog is a 'Puzzle Whiz'

I found Ripley through Texas Sweeties Dog Rescue in January 2014 when she was 7 months old. I drove a couple of hours to meet her and immediately fell in...

Brainiac Dog is a 'Puzzle Whiz'

I found Ripley through Texas Sweeties Dog Rescue in January 2014 when she was 7 months old. I drove a couple of hours to meet her and immediately fell in...

How a Marine and Entrepreneur Turned His Pain Into Purpose

How a Marine and Entrepreneur Turned His Pain Into Purpose

For Joe Smarro, the founder of a business aimed at saving lives through crisis intervention, it’s become easier to embrace fate — even the parts he says he wished never...

How a Marine and Entrepreneur Turned His Pain Into Purpose

For Joe Smarro, the founder of a business aimed at saving lives through crisis intervention, it’s become easier to embrace fate — even the parts he says he wished never...

New Report Offers Blueprint to Reform Care for Veterans Made Ill by Toxic Exposure

New Report Offers Blueprint to Reform Care for Veterans Made Ill by Toxic Exposure

Although the Department of Defense recognizes more than 700 U.S. military sites known or likely to be contaminated with PFAS, the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t concede PFAS exposure to...

New Report Offers Blueprint to Reform Care for Veterans Made Ill by Toxic Exposure

Although the Department of Defense recognizes more than 700 U.S. military sites known or likely to be contaminated with PFAS, the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t concede PFAS exposure to...

How a Vietnam Veteran is Influencing Prosthesis Technology

How a Vietnam Veteran is Influencing Prosthesis Technology

When Dan Werner felt the sensation of his left foot hitting the ground for the first time since 1969, it was “mind blowing.”

How a Vietnam Veteran is Influencing Prosthesis Technology

When Dan Werner felt the sensation of his left foot hitting the ground for the first time since 1969, it was “mind blowing.”