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How a Marine and Entrepreneur Turned His Pain Into Purpose
For Joe Smarro, the founder of a business aimed at saving lives through crisis intervention, it’s become easier to embrace fate — even the parts he says he wished never...
How a Marine and Entrepreneur Turned His Pain Into Purpose
For Joe Smarro, the founder of a business aimed at saving lives through crisis intervention, it’s become easier to embrace fate — even the parts he says he wished never...
New Report Offers Blueprint to Reform Care for Veterans Made Ill by Toxic Exposure
Although the Department of Defense recognizes more than 700 U.S. military sites known or likely to be contaminated with PFAS, the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t concede PFAS exposure to...
New Report Offers Blueprint to Reform Care for Veterans Made Ill by Toxic Exposure
Although the Department of Defense recognizes more than 700 U.S. military sites known or likely to be contaminated with PFAS, the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t concede PFAS exposure to...
How a Vietnam Veteran is Influencing Prosthesis Technology
When Dan Werner felt the sensation of his left foot hitting the ground for the first time since 1969, it was “mind blowing.”
How a Vietnam Veteran is Influencing Prosthesis Technology
When Dan Werner felt the sensation of his left foot hitting the ground for the first time since 1969, it was “mind blowing.”
Shelter Visitor Decides to Adopt Unfriendly Cat, Ends Up with a Crochet Buddy
Almost four years ago, I lost my cat Sweetie to old age. I was heartbroken and didn't want to think about another cat. About a month later, on Valentine's Day,...
Shelter Visitor Decides to Adopt Unfriendly Cat, Ends Up with a Crochet Buddy
Almost four years ago, I lost my cat Sweetie to old age. I was heartbroken and didn't want to think about another cat. About a month later, on Valentine's Day,...
Woman Told Sick Kitten 'Wasn't Worth the Trouble', Takes Her Home Anyway
I was volunteering at the city animal shelter when I saw her, curled up into a little ball. A ticked tabby Abyssinian mix, no more than 4 months old. I...
Woman Told Sick Kitten 'Wasn't Worth the Trouble', Takes Her Home Anyway
I was volunteering at the city animal shelter when I saw her, curled up into a little ball. A ticked tabby Abyssinian mix, no more than 4 months old. I...
Month-Old Kitten Seeks Food on Punishingly Hot Day
I feed several feral cats in my neighborhood. Sometimes they come at odd hours looking for food because they missed out on the feeding from the night before. One day...
Month-Old Kitten Seeks Food on Punishingly Hot Day
I feed several feral cats in my neighborhood. Sometimes they come at odd hours looking for food because they missed out on the feeding from the night before. One day...