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Large cat attacks Amish farmer; state investigates
The Associated PressState officials are investigating the attack of an Amish man in southern Lancaster County by what's being described as a big cat. Samuel Fisher was attacked near his home shortly before nightfall Thursday. He had seen the cat in a farm field and fired at...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Wildlife, Natural Resources, Berks County
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''They're not only neglected. These were traumatized animals.'' CAROL ARANEO-MAYER Puppy Mill Awareness Day Kennel's hellish conditions no surprise to rescuers
They hold a Puppy Mill Awareness Day every year in Lancaster County, home of some of the most disgraceful puppy mills in the country. It's always an emotional event for animal lovers. Emotions ran high last week as well after the Pennsylvania SPCA raided...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Animals, Vehicles, Kansas, Milford (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Rendell affirms state's new puppy mill law
Gov. Ed Rendell late Thursday signed into law the bill designed to make Pennsylvania's commercial dog breeding kennels more humane. Nearly two years in the making, the new dog law will require commercial kennels that handle 60 or more dogs a year to...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Animals, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Who's watching the dogs?
The discovery of horrendous conditions at a Chester County puppy mill this summer was bad enough on its own merits. Breeding dogs were brought away with empty eye sockets full of flies, eyes long dead for untreated infections, splayed feet from a life on...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Consumers, Trials, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County
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Solar Energy From An Unlikely Source: The Amish
The Philadelphia InquirerOn the porch of a white Lancaster County farmhouse in Pennsylvania set between corn and soy bean fields, an Amish woman makes apple sauce the old-fashioned way: She crushes them in a manual press. Chickens run across the yard. A long line of laundry dries...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Consumer Electronics Industry, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Electricity Production and Distribution, Renewable Energy
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Obama has slight lead over McCain in statewide poll
Of The Morning CallFallout from the crisis on Wall Street appears to have propelled Barack Obama into a slight lead over John McCain in Pennsylvania. Democrat Obama leads Republican McCain 47 percent to 43 percent in this key swing state, a new Morning Call/Muhlenberg...Tags: Political Candidates, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Allentown, Muhlenberg College, Colleges and Universities
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Obama, McCain battle it out in must-win Pa.
The Associated PressThe presidential race in Pennsylvania may well come down to a fight for the hearts and minds of people like Cindy Moran. She's afraid that Republican John McCain will continue economic policies that led to the current financial crisis. But Democrat...Tags: Political Candidates, Family, Delaware, Corning Incorporated, Gaming and Lotteries
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Will state officials finally get a collar on kennels?
Of The Morning CallAs lawmakers this week resume the legislative session in Harrisburg, one of the unfinished items on their docket is reforming the state's dog law, and a summer of notorious -- even shocking -- instances of animal mistreatment at Pennsylvania kennels has...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Building Material, Metal and Mineral, Clubs and Associations, Viral Diseases
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Antidote to fat is found in Amish
Associated PressMaybe you can blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history—just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Sound pretty daunting? Not for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa., who were the focus of a...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), People, Medicine, Medical Research, Medical Specialization
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Information sessions on LNG pipeline
Sun reporterIf the proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline from eastern Baltimore County to Pennsylvania is approved, Mike and Pat Liberatore face two daunting possibilities. Under one scenario, the Harford County couple could lose most of the trees on their...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Baltimore County, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), AES Corp.
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Local Pilot Remembered
People in two local counties and even around the world are mourning the loss of missionary pilot. He died in a plane crash in New Guinea.
Dave Clapper grew up in Franklin County he then lived in Lancaster County for several years.
The 46-year-old was...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Indigenous People, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Interior Policy, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Regional Calendar
Regional calendar MARYLAND Antique show Ocean City. Antiques by the Sea concludes today at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, 40th Street and Isle of Wight Bay. Show features more than 40 exhibits by vendors from around the country and includes...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Movies, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Derek Jacobi, Delaware
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