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It started with a dog. Many stories do. This time, a stray dog inspired a service that benefits both animals and people. In August 2010, Spotty limped onto Janine Gallyer’s property, an old rope tied around his neck as a collar. Obviously hurting, the dog shied away from human touch.
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February 19 through 26 has been declared Freedom Week: End Slavery in the Central Valley by local organizations and the City of Fresno. Along with Central Valley Justice Coalition, its co-sponsors, Faith.Hope.Love, EOC Sancuary Youth Services, Central Valley Freedom Coalition, and We Are One, a growing number of groups and churches are partnering together to educate, inspire, and mobilize people in the Central Valley to address the issue of human trafficking, or modern day slavery, in our communities.
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Interviewing different bands exposes me to local artists that I otherwise would have remained oblivious to and one such band is Saving Temperance. This band out of Kingsburg brings a mix of faith with rock. Although this is not something new, the band’s mix of alternative rock music and lyrics about faith, mercy and so on carry the weight and well of the emotion of the words written.
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The broader umbrella of a self-defeating or self-sabotaging pattern includes a fear of success, a fear of failure, a fear of disappointing others and the relatively new construct called the “Imposter Phenomenon”.
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We receive e-mails from time to time from adopters who like to give helpful advice to our foster families. Just recently we received an e-mail advising one of our foster moms not to allow puppies to kiss her face, according to our adoptive mom; it is a terribly disturbing behavior when it is carried forward into their permanent home. A while back, a foster mom was chastised for not teaching her foster kitty to forego the very problematic habit of counter surfing. Obviously, the foster mom lacked discipline as this very curious kitty was jumping on the kitchen counters in her new home.
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We have a special treat this week–a special guest post by psychotherapist & mystery author Dennis Palumbo about the portrayal of therapists in film and TV & then a review by Theodore Feit of Dennis’ latest mystery novel, A Fever Dream, & and a chance to win a copy of the book.
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While most senior facilities have always welcomed well-behaved dogs for family visits, over the last few decades pet visits have come to encompass a more structured program of pet assisted therapy involving strict standards for training and behavior.Therapy pets are now certified through a number of national and regional therapy pet organizations. Even the American Kennel Club, which had already established dog behavioral standards through its Canine Good Citizen certification, has recently established a program to recognize registered therapy dogs.
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On Thursday January 5, four members of Sanger Woman’s Club and three of their friends cleaned Bethel Avenue from the railroad tracks to Kings Canyon in Sanger. SWC recently adopted this stretch of road in order to serve our community while raising its quality of life.
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This week we are pleased to have the chance to interview mystery author Alex Matthews, review her latest book Healer’s Heresy & give away a copy of the book. Check the end of this article for information on entering to win.
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Proud Spirit sanctuary began with one horse in need on five acres in rural Florida and evolved into a 320-acre facility in Arkansas, where nearly 200 horses have come to live out their lives in peace. Melanie and Jim Bowles are the founders of Proud Spirit and this book offers incredible stories about the dogs that have also found their forever home at the sanctuary.
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Clovis Unified School District, north of Fresno, celebrated last year with a rebate of more than $100,000 from PG & E. Eight schools in the district participated in a pilot energy management program: Clovis High School, Kastner Intermediate School, and Cole, Maple Creek, Mountain View, Valley Oak and Weldon Elementary Schools, as well as the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), a career-specific, lab-based school.
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The Grinch is a fictional character created by author Dr. Seuss in 1957. This funny looking green goblin was featured in the children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas and has become a symbol for anti-holiday sentiments and also is used to describe someone with an unforgiving and greedy attitude. Oddly enough, even the Grinch had a dog. His only companion is Max, a Coonhound who stands faithfully by his master.
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I was reading over people’s statuses on Facebook lately and was amazed at how much hate and bitterness I saw. I read statements by conservatives expressing their disdain of liberals, statements by liberals expressing their disapproval of conservatives, statements by independents claiming the moral ground over both parties, Christians talking down on non-Christians, non-Christians talking down on Christians, and the list goes on…
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If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of the hungry in the Central Valley this holiday season and beyond–this article highlights many opportunities!
In the richest agricultural county in America, families go hungry every day.
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on Happy Earth Day, Earthlings
on Interview With Mystery Author Elizabeth Zelvin/Review/Giveaway
on Remembering The Original Dark Shadows
on Interview With Mystery Author Elizabeth Zelvin/Review/Giveaway
on Interview With Mystery Author Elizabeth Zelvin/Review/Giveaway
on Interview With Mystery Author Elizabeth Zelvin/Review/Giveaway
on Hounds Abound by Linda O. Johnston: Book Review/Giveaway on Real Vampires Hate Skinny Jeans by Gerry Bartlett: Book Review/Guest Post/Giveaway
on Edgar Allan and Virginia, Forevermore: An Original Mystery Short Story
