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    Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Winchester Sun

  1. Pet Corner: Euthanasia a tough, but sometimes necessary decision for pet owners

    Pets are similar to people in many ways. They can have most of the same types of medical conditions as people.
    Pets are similar to people in many ways. They can have most of the same types of medical conditions as people. Consequently, like people, some pets live long enough to die of natural causes related to old age. However, others will become ill prematurely....

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Arthritis, Social Issues, Pets

    2. Mar 15, 2012 |Story| Winchester Sun

  2. Emmanuel Episcopal ethics series focuses on relationships

    The Right Rev. Chilton Knudsen, the  interim assisting bishop of the Lexington Diocese of the Episcopal Church, spoke at the third installment of Emmanuel Episcopal Church’s Lenten lecture series on ethics.
    The Winchester Sun
    The Right Rev. Chilton Knudsen, the  interim assisting bishop of the Lexington Diocese of the Episcopal Church, spoke at the third installment of Emmanuel Episcopal Church’s Lenten lecture series on ethics. Knudsen emphasized the importance of...

    Tags: Assisted Suicide, Values, Ethics, Suicide, Religion and Belief

    3. Oct 19, 2010 |Story| Interior Journal

  3. Most Lincoln schools make Adequate Yearly Progress

    “If a baseball player strikes out, grounds out or pops out seven times out of ten, he’s still the guy you want at the plate at the bottom of the ninth with a tie score and the bases loaded, but with No Child Left Behind (NCLB), if you’re not batting a thousand, you’ve failed,” said Lincoln County School District Director of Academics Pam Hart discussing the results of the recently released standardized test scores for 2009-2010. That being said, five out of the county’s eight schools are still batting a thousand with only the high school, middle school and Waynesburg Elementary failing to make prescribed adequate yearly progress goals (AYP) as prescribed by NCLB.
    “If a baseball player strikes out, grounds out or pops out seven times out of ten, he’s still the guy you want at the plate at the bottom of the ninth with a tie score and the bases loaded, but with No Child Left Behind (NCLB), if you’re...

    Tags: Academic Progress, Mathematics, Students, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning

    4. Mar 18, 2011 |Story| Winchester Sun

  4. When to know it's time to euthanize your pet

    I can remember the first time I learned about euthanasia. I was in high school and had been given an assignment to write a research paper about a controversial topic. I told a classmate that I had chosen to write about euthanasia.
    I can remember the first time I learned about euthanasia. I was in high school and had been given an assignment to write a research paper about a controversial topic. I told a classmate that I had chosen to write about euthanasia. My classmate...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Human Interest, Surgery, Cancer

    5. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Vermont House OKs right-to-die bill; governor expected to sign it

    Vermont is on track to become the fourth state to allow severely ill patients to end their lives under medical supervision.
    Vermont is on track to become the fourth state to allow severely ill patients to end their lives under medical supervision. The state’s House of Representatives voted 75 to 65 on Monday night to approve the “Patient Choice at End of Life&...

    Tags: General Practitioners, Values, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Suicide

    6. May 12, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. New executive director of Washington Co. Humane Society streamlines adoption process and more

    Reducing obstacles for adoption, decreasing euthanasia rates and increasing the number of animal control field service officers are top priorities listed by Michael Lausen, the recently hired executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County.
    cj.lovelace@herald-mail.com
    Reducing obstacles for adoption, decreasing euthanasia rates and increasing the number of animal control field service officers are top priorities listed by Michael Lausen, the recently hired executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County....

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Conservation, Finance, Sociology, Culture

    7. May 12, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Number of animals euthanized decreases at Humane Society

    According to statistics from the Humane Society of Washington County, which in the past have not been made public, March’s total of 142 adoptions reflects an increase of 43 more than this past February and 48 more than in March 2012. The number...
    8. May 3, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  8. Committee reviewing South Bend's animal care laws

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &ndash; Long before Valerie Schey was elected to the Common Council, she had ideas about how to better manage the city's Department of Animal Care and Control, which she felt was putting down too many cats, dogs and other animals.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND – Long before Valerie Schey was elected to the Common Council, she had ideas about how to better manage the city's Department of Animal Care and Control, which she felt was putting down too many cats, dogs and other animals. Now, she's...

    Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. South Bend animal control director fired

    <span style="font-size: small;">South Bend's Animal Care and Control is headed in a new direction, including a change in leadership.</span>
    South Bend's Animal Care and Control is headed in a new direction, including a change in leadership. The director, Gary Libby, was fired earlier this week after 17 years with the department. The city's communication director wouldn't say why Libby was...

    Tags: Social Issues

    10. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/27/168150886/americans-support-physician-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill">-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll</a> last&nbsp; year said they were in favor of legalizing physician-assisted suicide. A BBC<a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/mid/1508/articleId/677/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/Default.aspx"> World News America/Harris Poll</a> from the year before found that 58% believed that physician-assisted suicide should be a legal option for patients who request it.
    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last  year said they were in favor of...

    Tags: NPR, General Practitioners, Prostate Cancer, BBC, Suicide

    11. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Booth Gardner dies at 76; former Washington state governor

    Booth Gardner, a two-term Democratic governor who later in life spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill, has died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 76.
    Booth Gardner, a two-term Democratic governor who later in life spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill, has died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was...

    Tags: Suicide, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics, Diseases and Illnesses

    12. Mar 26, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  12. End-of-life views are lopsided in support of the right to choose 'death with dignity'

    There does not seem to be any middle ground on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. In fact, going by the reactions to Friday's column on that topic, there is no support for <em>any</em> ground other than that for the right of individuals to make end-of-life decisions for themselves.
    There does not seem to be any middle ground on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. In fact, going by the reactions to Friday's column on that topic, there is no support for any ground other than that for the right of individuals to make end-of-life...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners, Coopersburg, Suicide, World War II (1939-1945)

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