Pit bulls like Sarge make up 80 percent of the 250 dogs currently in city animal shelters, according to the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has just gotten quite a bit of company: As many as 6,600 graves at the country’s hallowed Arlington National Cemetery for fallen U.S. service members may be mislabeled, one lawmaker said on Thursday.Political movements are becoming ever more like a match tossed into a room full of dynamite: No matter which stick you are aiming for, chances are a lot of others will fire off, too.A drama about a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer doesn’t exactly sound like the most entertaining new series on the fall prime-time slate. But there is more buzz surrounding Showtime’s “The Big C” than perhaps any other series premiering this season, and the incomparable Laura Linney is a major reason why the series is high on critics’ must-see lists.Although facts on the famed Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding, which is rumored to happen this weekend, are tighter than Hillary Clinton’s smile, some details have leaked out. Sources report that groom Marc Mezvinsky has “hurt” his father’s family by not inviting them to the wedding (Ed Mezvinsky pleaded guilty in 2002 to swindling investors out of $10 million.For Paul Rudd, the decision to star in Jay Roach’s new comedy, “Dinner for Schmucks,” was an easy one. “I thought the script was really funny,” he says. “That was it. It was kind of a no-brainer.” Of course Rudd, who’s built an impressive resume of smart comedies, was just as enamored of the man behind the camera. Subletting in NYC typically involves some kind of covert transaction. Try to find a budget traveler who hasn’t enjoyed the risk of Craigslist’s lease-free rentals. But thanks to a bill Gov. David Paterson signed into law last Friday, renting an apartment for less than 30 days isn’t kosher. Fortunately, there’s a saving grace for those in search of short-term living: Jersey City.New claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, but stayed at a stubbornly high level that underscored the labor market recovery was having trouble gaining traction.Could nail mats like the Acushakti be the next Snuggies?Unless the locals covered you in meatballs and sang “Nessun Dorma” upon arrival, this vacation could hardly be more Italian. For this is a “Vespa vacation” — a two-wheeled tour of the nooks and crannies, the winding back roads and the off-the-beaten-track hidden gems of breathtaking Umbria, a beautiful region located in Central Italy.For many job-hopping careerists, smuggling a resignation letter in their bag like a guilty secret, there are few workplace rituals so hard as saying so long.
Sarge still carries the scars from his time in a dogfighting ring in South Philadelphia: Front shoulders ripped countless times from their sockets, ears chopped uneven like a bad haircut, a bite scar to his back.
Just like Sarge got his second chance at life a year ago when he was adopted by Thad Stringer and his wife of Manayunk, convicted dog killer Michael Vick gets his start tonight when he steps onto a football field for the first time since spending two years in jail.
“Has Vick done anything yet to earn a second chance?” Stringer said yesterday while Sarge enjoyed a park on Hector Street. “I guess it’s pretty much a done deal now, so I hope the emphasis goes back to the breed.”
Some animal rights activists are less forgiving, though, and many aren’t happy that Vick will play his first professional football game in nearly three years when the Eagles host the Jacksonville Jaguars tonight at Lincoln Financial Field.
“He may have served his time but that doesn’t mean he’s fit to be a role model, which is what pro football players are to millions of kids,” said PETA Director of Campaigns Dan Shannon.
Sarge has made the most of his new life, Stringer said, which most fans and activists hope Vick does.
“Sarge tours nursing homes now with Pals for Life. People love him,” Stringer said, adding that he hopes the Eagles and Vick get as aggressive “with their campaigning” to change the perception of pit bulls.
PHILADELPHIA. The local NAACP president and leaders of the Black Clergy of Philadelphia will rally outside Lincoln Financial Field before tonight’s game in support of second chances for convicted felons like Michael Vick.
“It was a horrible crime, no question. I’m a dog owner, I’ve owned dogs my whole life,” NAACP President J. Wyatt Mondesire said yesterday. “But he’s reconciled. That’s the tragedy with people who get out of jail. What do we do with them when it’s time for them to get out? You can’t keep people locked up forever.”
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