Breeding heartache: Puppy mills are often a tragedy for dogs and the humans who love them 

For the first time, the Humane Society of the United States has launched a billboard campaign to support its fight against puppy mills. Columbus got billboards on Nov. 27.
Source: www.middletownjournal.com

Skybus helps Santa fulfill kids’ wishes 
Eight-year-old Akaysha hasnt asked Santa for a thing yet. She doesnt want to put him on the spot. Christmas presents, she knows, cost money. “Ill like whatever I get,” she said in a small, whispery voice.
Source: www.dispatch.com

Woman wants FedEx to buy dog 
An Ellerslie mother is trying to get Federal Express to buy her a new dog after a delivery truck ran over Secret, the family’s award-winning boxer, in her driveway. Comment?
Source: www.ledger-enquirer.com

Rocky Balboa 
When last we saw Rocky Balboa, our prized overachieving contender (played to monosyllabic perfection by Sylvester Stallone) had prevailed in a street fight against his prot g , Tommy “Machine” Gunn (Tommy Morrison).
Source: www.filmcritic.com