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 "I look at my time as governor with a sense of what might have been," Spitzer said.  Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace Wednesday after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that shattered his corruption-fighting, straight-arrow image, saying: "I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt ...

Well, we have begun a search for a new dog to add to our family...problem is, we love them all...***Yellow Lab with a boxy head and build has been a dog I have wanted for yrs, they are so easy going...having Jack Russells and Australian Shepards, this would be a nice change!! The Labrador Retriev...

Well, I went away for the weekend only to come home and find "I couldn't get there from here"...After travelling through New Paltz in an attempt to go over Mohonk...this is what we found...INCREDIBLEI have lived here most of my life and have never seen this road so flooded...it looked like a huge...

If you have a dog... PLEASE read this and send it on. If you don't have a dog, please pass along to friends who do.  Written by: Laurinda Morris, DVM Danville Veterinary Clinic Danville, Ohio This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pou...

OK, well here we go...off to explore some unchartered territory on my part...need a weekend away and this looks like fun...Ever heard of the famous Mud Sales in the Amish Country??? Local Volunteer Fire Companiesraise funds through what haveaffectionately come to be known as'Mud Sales' Fire compa...

OK, this is long but it is sssooooo worth it...hope you stay long enough to read, you will laugh So , ummm, I had my zero-ith surprise birthday on Valentine's Day and, like, OMG! how humiliating--  only mom and dad showed up!  (Next year I am in charge of promotion).  Here's how it went because a...

Here is my first attempt at doing some reporting on this great town I live in.  Here are some local stats...Research was obtained through the Ulster County MLS and was limited to the period of 2/1/08 to 2/29/2008...Active Listings                   91      Asking prices between $65,000 and $995,0...

I AM A NEWBIE TO ACTIVE RAIN AND AM HAPPY TO BE HERE!!  THOUGHT I MIGHT SHARE A COUPLE WORDS ON THE EVOLUTION OF APPRAISING THROUGH MY EYES...FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH!!  ANY INPUT AS TO HOW TO BEST UTILIZE THIS GREAT SITE WOULD BE WELCOME AND APPRECIATED.IT IS QUITE AMAZING HOW THIS BUSINESS HAS CHAN...