A feline thief in Altoona, Pennsylvaniais making waves for sneaking out every night to steal shoes from around the neighborhood. The 6-year-old kitty named Jordan roams around taking them from front porches and has brought home nearly 80 shoes and counting.

Jordans family, mother BJ Ross and her son Gavin, set up cameras and put a tracking device on him to see where hes finding so many shoes.

BJ also started a Facebook group to return stolen shoes to their rightful owners.

"I had a pair of shoes sitting out on my back porch they went missing, and I'm like, OK," said neighbor Chelsea Rebinald. "I actually did not have any idea that it would have been a cat taking the shoes to tell you the truth."

Jordan even likes to admire his stash.

"When we brought the shoes in and put them on the table, he came over like, what are you doing?" Ross said.

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Some stray doggie families get lucky and are taken care of as a full and happy family despite being strays, like LilMama and her 15-puppy litter which Bored Panda covered recently. Other stray canine families, however, arent as lucky, and are often broken up with the younglings wandering off and ending up living alone on the streets, subject to danger.

Well, this does not stop them from finding a new family, as this one young pupper decided to do by simply choosing this one familys porch and lying on it, resting until someone came over to help the puppy.

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Meet Lila, the 4 to 6-month-old Australian Shepherd pup who was recently found chilling on this one familys porch on August 3rd in La Porte, Greater Houston Area, Texas. She was seen wandering the streets and stumbled upon someones driveway. Given her state, they watered and fed her.

Lila soon noticed a very comfy porch that provided shade, and she decided to lie down on the welcome door mat to get some shut-eye. The puppy spent a good several hours just resting there, waiting for something. She simply refused to leave, indicating that something is up and she needs help.

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They couldnt allow the doggie inside, so this prompted the family to get in touch with This Is Houston, a rescue organization dedicated to tackling animal welfare issues in the greater Houston area. A post about Lila soon went public on Facebook. The caption explained the situation:

This puppy showed up in someones driveway in La Porte yesterday. They fed her and she wouldnt leave their porch. They couldnt allow her inside and they hoped she wouldnt wander off while they looked for help.

We cant imagine what she thought as she looked inside the glass, but we are thankful she found a family that would get her some help. One of our fosters couldnt stand to see her continue sleeping on the porch so she picked her up last night and brought her to safety.

Shes a little baby at about 4-5 months old, and she likely has demodex mange. Shell see a vet tomorrow but today, shes resting peacefully inside. Well get this baby back to health in no time!

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The rescue tagged Kourtney Crenshaw, a rescuer who arrived at the house to pick up Lila. When I first got there, she was a little skittish, but once I let her smell me, she let me pet her and immediately started licking my face. She would not walk on a leash, so I just picked her up and got her in my car and we headed home, said Crenshaw in an interview with the Dodo.

Crenshaw explained that Lila seemed like she was ready to be rescued as she was a tad bit scared, but otherwise it was easy to gain her trust and get her to safety.

Lila was soon brought to the vet who took a look at her. It is believed that shes a 4 to 6-month-old Australian shepherd. Shed lost some fur and her skin was irritated due to demodex mange, a skin condition caused by tiny parasitic mites. However, she has been treated with antibiotics and medicated baths and is well on her way to recovery.

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Needless to say, Lila is now enjoying herself at her foster home, getting back scratches, belly rubs, and, most importantly, regular meals, care, and love until she recovers and is strong enough to be put up for adoption and find a forever home.

People on Facebook asked for an update on the story several days ago and This Is Houston responded with a photo of Lila, not wearing a cone anymore with the caption Shes doing great!

If it wasnt for Lilas sheer determination and the fact that she found the right porch, she would have most likely not found help and remained a stray. And people are happy that she was rescued, calling the rescuers heroes and showering the puppy with love on social media.

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Virtual Performance Starts at 7 p.m. on LakewoodAlive's Facebook Page

All good things must come to an end, and LakewoodAlive's 2020 Virtual Front Porch Concert Series is no exception. But it's bound to conclude on a high note when the talented musicians comprising The Light of Day Band deliver a memorable performance next Friday, August 21.

Sponsored by Bentley Wealth Management of Raymond James, the 2020 Front Porch Concert Series features eight musical performances hosted virtually via LakewoodAlive's Facebook page on Friday evenings at 7 p.m. The series, which aims to foster Lakewood's vibrancy while offering a safe, family-friendly entertainment option, runs through August 21.

Week 8 is presented by Lion and Blue and brings to the stage The Light of Day Band, a talented Cleveland-based funk, jazz and R&B group. This band is renowned for its high-energy performances that often induce dancing, making it the perfect choice to culminate the 2020 Virtual Front Porch Concert Series.

The Light of Day Band performs a wide variety of upbeat music that will make you want to boogie in your living room. The band consists of Brian Bowie (vocalist, lead guitarist), Sam Bell (vocalist), Nia Kennedy (vocalist), Bernard Bowie (bass guitarist), Chris Stennis (keyboardist, rap vocalist), and Joe Moon (drummer). They perform shows in loving memory of vocalist Arlene Peterson-Bowie, who passed away last year following a courageous battle with cancer.

Now in its 10th year, the popular music series is taking on a different format to ensure health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet LakewoodAlive remains committed to enhancing Lakewood's sense of community by offering free weekly concerts that families and all music lovers can enjoy. Visit LakewoodAlive.org/FrontPorchConcerts to learn more.

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Tanya Kerssen was standing on her front porch as Minneapolis police officers walked by, yelling "get inside" for curfew. USA TODAY

A video shared on social media appears to show Minneapolis law enforcement shooting marking roundsat people standing on their front porch this weekend.

During the video, which was shared by Minneapolis resident Tanya Kerssen on Saturday evening, a Humvee and an officer dressed in riot gear can be seen passing by her home to enforce curfew.

"Look at this," one unidentified woman says in the video clip. "They just keep coming."

A group of around 15 to 20 police officers and National Guardsmen then approach the front of the house, shouting "go inside!" five or six timesand "get in your house now!" After around 10 seconds of commands, one officer yells, "light 'em up," and starts shooting green paint bullets at Kerssen and other unidentified people, according to the video.

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The group on the porch runs inside.One person was hit with a bullet to their thigh, the video shows.

Paint rounds, or marking rounds, are used by police and military. They are for close-range training,counter-terrorismand urban warfare,among other purposes, according toone munitions vendor, Simunition,

It is unclear if the video was taken before or after curfew. A FAQ document posted by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety says that individuals can be on their porch during curfew but says people must listen to officers' orders.

"If a law enforcement officer or other public safety official asks you to go inside, or take any other action, you must follow the instruction," the document said.

The curfew for Minneapolis and Saint Paul is in place starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday until 4 a.m. Wednesday.Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Neither Kerssen nor the police department immediately responded to a request for comment from USA TODAY.

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Two California-based senior housing nonprofits, Front Porch and Covia, have agreed to affiliate with one another.

The two organizations boards of directors voted to affiliate on June 1. The affiliation would create a combined organization with 54 senior housing communities. Front Porch was ranked no. 22 in total unit count in the latest LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list, while Covia ranked no. 47. As a combined organization with 4,408 units, they would have ranked no. 10 in the 2019 list.

Covia CEO and President Kevin Gerber and Front Porch CEO John Woodward plan to remain at their posts, and both organizations plan to act independently until the transition period is over, which is expected in early 2021. The new combined organization will initially retain the Front Porch name, with Woodward as CEO of the combined entity and Gerber stepping down once the affiliation is complete.

The move to affiliate was not spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, but instead was meant to help the two organizations achieve greater scale in the Golden State and therefore better serve older adults there, according to Kari Olson, Front Porchs chief innovation and technology officer.

This helps us have scale and purchasing power, as well as to manage costs and spread overhead across a larger base of communities, Olson said. All of that adds to our financial strength as well as our ability to create new options to have enhanced access to capital.

Front Porch and Covia are the latest in a number of senior housing nonprofits which have looked to mergers, affiliations and other forms of collaboration as a way to gain scale and thrive. Recent examples of the trend include the affiliation between HumanGood and Presbys Inspired Life, the affiliation of Acts Retirement-Life Communities and Integrace and the 2018 merger between the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and non-profit health system Sanford.

The organizations are immediately focused on an integration plan and have not hammered out an agenda in terms of what the first goals would be for the combined entity to accomplish, Olson said. However, they are aligned in terms of their cultures and see the potential for growth in several areas. Front Porch has made technology and innovation a focus in recent years through its Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing. That focus will continue into the combined organization. And, the two companies have already collaborated for the past four years on new ways to bring tele-mental health services into affordable housing settings.

Innovation is a priority in both cultures today, and that creates a really strong jumping off point for the future, Olson said. Were just ready to ramp up on an existing and strong relationship and see what else we can do.

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This article is one in a series at The 74 that profiles the heroes, victories, success stories and random acts of kindness found at schools all across America. Read more of our recent inspiring profiles at The74Million.org/series/inspiring.

Whether they were among the 10,000 who attended a virtual prom hosted by MTV and Michelle Obama or celebrated by dressing up at home and dancing virtually with their friends, the Class of 2020 would not be denied a prom.

I just put on my lamp upstairs so I could have some nice lighting, Makinde La Veau, dancing in his dining room at his schools virtual prom, told CNN. Im a senior. This is going to be my last prom, so I just want to make it fun.

La Veau, a senior at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore, clearly knows what to do when life gives him lemons.

Were still alive, La Veau said. Life is like this, so as long as Im still here, Im going to enjoy it to the fullest.

In Sweetwater, Texas, Grayson Chapmans mother wasnt about to let her daughter graduate without a little prom fun.

Grayson thought it sounded a little cheesy at first. But she was so excitedto get to be able to dress up after all and go to her last prom, Jaci Chapman told Fox News. Once we started getting the porch decorated and cranked up the music, she really started getting into the spirit of it!

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At Northwest High School in Jackson, Michigan, seniors Meg Moffitt and Chelsea Devolder made a video of their classmates wearing their prom dresses.

We wanted to make something for girls to show their dresses, Meg told JTV.TV, the school districts video news channel. Boys were invited, but we didnt get any of those. We had about 35 or 36 girls, though, so it was a good turnout.

In Knoxville, Tennessee, a local news outlet hosted a prom for high school seniors throughout Eastern Tennessee.

Hannah Lucas, 18, a senior at South Forsyth High School in Forsyth County, Georgia, and her brother Charlie, 15, a freshman, created the We Are Well Prom to help seniors feel less alone, NBC reported.

At the Vista Peak Preparatory School in Aurora, Colorado, social distancing didnt stop students from choosing prom royalty.

As for the prom Michelle Obama hosted, it was put on by MTV and When We All Vote, a nonprofit that aims to raise voter participation, People reported. Obama is co-chair of the group and wanted to ensure that COVID-19 doesnt cause the 18-year-old virtual prom-goers to miss out on another rite of passage voting in November.

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Weekend protests following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis brought out some of the worst in the nations cops.

Social media and television were flooded this weekend with video and reports of police aggression against protesters, journalists, and even politicians. Video footage showed cops tear-gassing peaceful protesters, pepper-spraying people, beating and shoving people, and even driving vehicles into them.

Rep. Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio, was pepper-sprayed after trying to de-escalate tensions between protesters and police and warning a Columbus police officer, Dont excite them.

Too much force is not the answer to this, Beatty said in a video posted on Twitter.

In Brooklyn, video captured on Saturday showed a police SUV pushed up against a barrier of people. As another police SUV went around it, both accelerated forward and knocked over protesters. After the video went viral, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio refused to condemn the cops, saying they were in an impossible situation.

In Los Angeles, a similar incident was captured on video, where a police SUV accelerated into a small group of protesters, then reversed and sped away.

Videos of cops shoving and attacking non-threatening protesters flooded social media this weekend. One of the most egregious was an incident where two black college students were tased and yanked out of their car in Atlanta. Two of the officers involved were fired and three others were placed on desk duty.

A video in Detroit showed officers shoving a man to the ground and yelling at unarmed, nonviolent protesters.

A video purportedly taken on Saturday night in Denver showed a police officer firing pepper bullets at someone whos filming, apparently causing the phone to explode in his face.

In Seattle, an officer was filmed kneeling on a protesters neck while arresting him, the same tactic which led to George Floyds death in Minneapolis.

And in New York on Saturday, a cop was filmed ripping a mask off of a protester who had his hands up, and then pepper spraying him in the face.

The New York Police Department said on Sunday that its internal affairs department was reviewing about six incidents from the past four days.

As curfews were instituted around the country, police officers were caught on video firing at people peacefully standing outside their homes or businesses. One video in particular showed police in Minneapolis firing paint canisters at people who were on their porches with no warning other than orders to get inside and one officer announcing, Light em up!

In Raleigh, North Carolina, cops fired nonlethal rounds at the owner of a queer bar who was standing outside his business, even after he shouted several times that it was his business. The game is over, one officer screamed.

In Minneapolis, VICE News reporter Michael Anthony Adams was thrown to the ground and pepper sprayed in the face, even after shouting repeatedly that he was a member of the press.

On Friday, cops shot pepper bullets at a Louisville TV news crew with no apparent warning.

At least a dozen journalists were injured during protests this weekend, according to the Washington Post. Photographer Linda Tirado was blinded in one eye when she was shot with a rubber bullet by a Minneapolis police officer.

Cover: Smoke rises near a row of police in riot gear near the 5th police precinct during a demonstration to call for justice for George Floyd, a black man who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police, on May 30, 2020.. (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Its a Monday evening in Minneapolis. Police respond to a call about a man who allegedly used a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes. Seventeen minutes later, the man they are there to investigate lies motionless on the ground, and is pronounced dead shortly after. The man was 46-year-old George Floyd, a bouncer originally from Houston who had lost his job at a restaurant when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Crowd: No justice, no peace. Floyds death triggered major protests in Minneapolis, and sparked rage across the country. One of the officers involved, Derek Chauvin, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The other three officers have been charged with aiding and abetting murder. The Times analyzed bystander videos, security camera footage and police scanner audio, spoke to witnesses and experts, and reviewed documents released by the authorities to build as comprehensive a picture as possible and better understand how George Floyd died in police custody. The events of May 25 begin here. Floyd is sitting in the drivers seat of this blue S.U.V. Across the street is a convenience store called Cup Foods. Footage from this restaurant security camera helps us understand what happens next. Note that the timestamp on the camera is 24 minutes fast. At 7:57 p.m., two employees from Cup Foods confront Floyd and his companions about an alleged counterfeit bill he just used in their store to buy cigarettes. They demand the cigarettes back but walk away empty-handed. Four minutes later, they call the police. According to the 911 transcript, an employee says that Floyd used fake bills to buy cigarettes, and that he is awfully drunk and not in control of himself. Soon, the first police vehicle arrives on the scene. Officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng step out of the car and approach the blue S.U.V. Seconds later, Lane pulls his gun. We dont know exactly why. He orders Floyd to put his hands on the wheel. Lane reholsters the gun, and after about 90 seconds of back and forth, yanks Floyd out of the S.U.V. A man is filming the confrontation from a car parked behind them. The officers cuffed Floyds hands behind his back. And Kueng walks him to the restaurant wall. All right, whats your name? From the 911 transcript and the footage, we now know three important facts: First, that the police believed they were responding to a man who was drunk and out of control. But second, even though the police were expecting this situation, we can see that Floyd has not acted violently. And third, that he seems to already be in distress. Six minutes into the arrest, the two officers move Floyd back to their vehicle. As the officers approach their car, we can see Floyd fall to the ground. According to the criminal complaint filed against the officers. Floyd says he is claustrophobic and refuses to enter the police car. During the struggle, Floyd appears to turn his head to address the officers multiple times. According to the complaints, he tells them he cant breathe. Nine minutes into the arrest, the third and final police car arrives on the scene. Its carrying officers Tou Thao and Derek Chauvin. Both have previous records of complaints brought against them. Thao was once sued for throwing a man to the ground and hitting him. Chauvin has been involved in three police shootings, one of them fatal. Chauvin becomes involved in the struggle to get Floyd into the car. Security camera footage from Cup Foods shows Kueng struggling with Floyd in the backseat while Thao watches. Chauvin pulls him through the back seat and onto the street. We dont know why. Floyd is now lying on the pavement, face down. Thats when two witnesses began filming, almost simultaneously. The footage from the first witness shows us that all four officers are now gathered around Floyd. Its the first moment when we can clearly see that Floyd is face down on the ground with three officers applying pressure to his neck, torso and legs. At 8:20 p.m., we hear Floyds voice for the first time. The video stops when Lane appears to tell the person filming to walk away. Get off to the sidewalk, please. One side or the other, please. The officers radio a Code 2, a call for non-emergency medical assistance, reporting an injury to Floyds mouth. In the background, we can hear Floyd struggling. The call is quickly upgraded to a Code 3, a call for emergency medical assistance. By now another bystander, 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, is filming from a different angle. Her footage shows that despite calls for medical help, Chauvin keeps Floyd pinned down for another seven minutes. We cant see whether Kueng and Lane are still applying pressure. Floyd: [gasping] Officer: What do you want? Bystander: Ive been Floyd: [gasping] In the two videos, Floyd can be heard telling officers that he cant breathe at least 16 times in less than five minutes. Bystander: You having fun? But Chauvin never takes his knee off of Floyd, even as his eyes close and he appears to go unconscious. Bystander: Bro. According to medical and policing experts, these four police officers are committing a series of actions that violate policies, and in this case, turn fatal. Theyve kept Floyd lying face down, applying pressure for at least five minutes. This combined action is likely compressing his chest, and making it impossible to breathe. Chauvin is pushing his knee into Floyds neck, a move banned by most police departments. Minneapolis Police Department policy states an officer can only do this if someone is, quote, actively resisting. And even though the officers call for medical assistance, they take no action to treat Floyd on their own while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Officer: Get back on the sidewalk. According to the complaints against the officers, Lane asks him twice if they should roll Floyd onto his side. Chauvin says no. Twenty minutes into the arrest, an ambulance arrives on the scene. Bystander: Get off of his neck! Bystander: Hes still on him? The E.M.T.s check Floyds pulse. Bystander: Are you serious? Chauvin keeps his knee on Floyds neck for almost another whole minute, even though Floyd appears completely unresponsive. He only gets off once the E.M.T.s tell him to. Chauvins kept his knee on Floyds neck for a total of 8 minutes and 46 seconds, according to the complaint filed against him. Floyd is loaded into the ambulance. The ambulance leaves the scene, possibly because a crowd is forming. But the E.M.T.s call for additional medical help from the fire department. But when the engine arrives, the officers give them, quote, no clear info on Floyd or his whereabouts, according to a fire department incident report. This delays their ability to help the paramedics. Meanwhile, Floyd is going into cardiac arrest. It takes the engine five minutes to reach Floyd in the ambulance. Hes pronounced dead at a nearby hospital around 9:25 p.m. Preliminary autopsies conducted by the state, and Floyds family, both ruled his death a homicide. The widely circulated arrest videos dont paint the entire picture of what happened to George Floyd. Crowd: Floyd! Floyd! Additional video and audio from the body cameras of the key officers would reveal more about why the struggle began and how it escalated. The city quickly fired all four officers. And Chauvin has been charged with second degree murder. Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were charged with aiding and abetting murder. But outrage over George Floyds death has only spread further and further across the United States.

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Over the past 72 hours, people across the US have captured what may be the most comprehensive live picture of police brutality ever. Any one of the videos weve seen could have sparked a national discussion, with people picking apart their elements, searching for context to argue about, and digging through the pasts of everyone involved. But its not just one act of violence. Its everywhere.

Here is just a short list of scenes from the past few days:

On Saturday, the names of several police officers allegedly seen perpetrating violence in different cities began trending on Twitter as people worked to cross-reference faces from videos with personal information on the web.

The violence appears so widespread and consistent that you could be mistaken for thinking its coordinated at a national level. To some extent, it is: President Trump has cheered on police violence like a fan at a sports event, and police departments across the country have styled themselves as military forces after receiving two decades of hand-me-downs from the War on Terror.

US cities face toll of violent protests, says a headline at the top of Fox News. Fury in the streets as protests spread across the US, says The New York Times. Fire and fury spread across the US, says The Washington Post. Wave of rage and anguish sweeps dozens of US cities, says CNN. But whose rage? Whose fury? Whose violence?

Heres another: ABC local news in Utah runs a graphic saying violent protests in Salt Lake City. In the background of the video, police knock an elderly man with a cane to the ground. He was simply standing near a bus stop.

We cant deny what we are seeing, and we must describe it accurately. Whose violence? Whose rage? Its from American police.

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Tribal elders - I have landed beyond the demographic as a lifelong teacher and writer. I represent survival from generations of cultural chaos. Two decades into the new millennium I am a slugged WP white person told I was born into privilege and that I cant relate to the plight of people of color. One tribe, one time, one planet, one race/Its all one blood, dont care about your face Black Eyed Peas. Talking about my generation, Sam Cooke wrote and sang, A Change is Gonna Come (1964)at the height of the civil rights movement in response to racial injustices he experienced in his own life.Sam Cooke died as a result of gun violence in Los Angeles later that year. Marvin Gaye recorded Whats Going On, a song inspired by an incident of police brutality in Berkeley, Calif. Marvin died on April 1, 1984, one day short of his 45th birthday. He was shot by his father during a domestic argument. Otis Redding, The Mad Man from Macon, recorded Dock of the Bay in the mid-60s, a song about racism in America. Redding died in a plane crash in 1967 at the age of 26.When I was an emerging child running wild on the streets of Philadelphia, I never reflected on who I wasnt, and I think now at 74 years old, Im pretty sure who I am and who Im not. I am trained to pay attention columnist and teacher and its just my nature. Ive watched the current demonstrations turned riotous thinking of the lyrics of Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised recorded in 1970. I think in 2020, the revolution is being televised and I for one have no idea Whats Going On.

Teenage Targets - You know your life is out of control when youre looting a Target big-box store and your grandmother sees you on television.Speaking of reopening the country in phases, lets target teenagers on sports teams and just turn them loose; it seems justified as they were the first to be shut down. Unlock the chains and open thegates and grant access to the fields. There is no proof Im aware of that teenagers are super-susceptible to the coronavirus. Find one that tested positive and Ill make that person Athlete of the Week. And open the track as well. All the healthy people with the self-improvement gene will show up, and they can breathe on me any time they want, even heavily for runners that have really been missing me.

Name that dog - Susan and I married 51 years ago May 31. Our first jointly owned dog was a 1970 two-toned beagle named Maggie with a four-barrel carburetor and four-wheel drive. Puppies of the Pandemic is a human phenomenon social scientists never saw coming, just like the proliferation of the rescue network or fostering and my personal least favorite, rehoming retrievers and Rottweilers. Last year, I asked a veterinarian who may have been a vegetarian if she was aware that Delaware had an official state dog. No, what is it? she asked, chasing the ball. The rescue dog, I said, with sideways sarcasm. She responded, Give me a break. And I said, Rescues make great pets and create beautiful stories, but in downstate Delaware, its the retriever.Speaking of sports, the Labrador and golden retriever are the best and smartest dog athletes in the world. If your lab wears a bandanna and vest and walks at the end of a retractable leash, you are getting 40 percent of what the dog is capable of being. When I taught psychology, I did an entire unit I called Name that Dog because you cant understand American families unless you understand how they relate to pets and religion. Amazingly, neither of those two family mainstays are included in textbooks whatever they are.

Relatable quote - An email to the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association from John Wilson, head football coach at St. Georges Tech and a learning support instructor, states, DIFCA is in the process of creating guidelines for coaches to allow for a safe progression for the unacclimated, deconditioned athlete to start participating safely. Finally, an athletic category that aptly describes my current condition.

Chart stoppers - I dont convert charts to paragraphs because Im not afflicted with everything in its proper place syndrome. DIFCA is proposing to DIAA just for football you still there? that Delaware realign into three divisions, each of them with a North and South. Criteria taken into account are enrollment, record last three years and record last five years. The conference structure and divisional system currently in place in Delaware, a state thats 96 miles by 39 miles, just doesnt work well and needs streamlining,

Snippets - Coming this Friday in the Cape Gazette, digital interviews with five Cape coaches of fall sports, including J.D. Maull, Matt Lindell, Kate Austin, Pat Kilby and Tyler Coupe. Go on now, git!

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