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Botterill completed her hat trick at 2:26 of the second, scoring from point blank range off of another Shewchuk assist...
Seeing-eye dogs are great, but why should one animal have a monopoly on helping the blind? Given the existence of hearing-ear cats, seizure-assist pigs and monkey helpers for quadriplegics, it should come as no surprise that miniature horses are being trained to guide the blind. Lilliputian creatures, roughly 2 ft. tall at the shoulder, they come equipped with a good memory, excellent night vision and absurdly cute sneakers to provide traction indoors. But perhaps the greatest advantage is the ponies' 25- to 35-year life span. Says Dan Shaw, 44, of Ellsworth, Maine, who will receive...
...addiction--and mislabeling legitimate patients as abusers--can result in the unnecessary withholding of opioid medications from patients in need. You stated that Purdue Pharma is facing pressure from prosecutors to minimize forged prescriptions. In fact, the company took the initiative six months ago to meet with officials to assist efforts to stop illegal drug trafficking. You also suggested that several deaths in Maine were attributed to overdoses of OxyContin. However, I have confirmed that in almost every case, those who died had ingested several different pills, sometimes in combination with alcohol or illegal drugs. This would mean that these...
...Karima Sundarji, 31, Shared Vision's vice president of East Coast operations, the time-off policy is a chance to volunteer for a variety of organizations that assist kids and pregnant teenagers. In addition to the work she now does, Sundarji hopes to take part in youth counseling. "I have been able to bond and make some really close friends with people I work with," Sundarji says. "We share the same values, and that makes working together that much nicer." And it's these values that corporate America is banking on to keep employees from walking out the door...
There are federal laws that can assist chronically ill individuals in the workplace: the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act. Under the ADA, employers may make a "reasonable accommodation" to a disabled worker as long as that person can perform the essential functions of the job. The FMLA gives employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for personal health issues (or those of an immediate family member), with their position or the equivalent guaranteed upon return. But there are various stipulations for eligibility in both laws, and protection isn't guaranteed...