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| Pet Insurance |
| On 04-08-2007. |
| 08/04/2007 - Keeping our pets happy and healthy is big business. Last year we spent over $9 billion on vet care, and one whopping $230 million just on pet health insurance. Vickie Dey's dog Lillie has been healthy with no emergency trips to the vet needed, but that doesn't mean she hasn't had one lot of medical costs. ... |
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| Floods, dogs and fake moralizers |
| On 01-08-2007. |
A house on Graveyard Point Road was submerged in floodwaters on Lake Travis on July 10.
I find governmental polices with regard to Graveyard Point and other similar areas totally at odds with the free-market principles our government claims to espouse. In flood-prone areas, the government should limit its actions to making predictions as to the likelihood of flooding and require that such studies be ... |
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| Rants and Raves for Saturday, July 28 |
| On 28-07-2007. |
| Rant: one note about unscrupulous contractors from one reader: Beware of roofing contractors approaching you, telling you they think you have hail damage on your roof and they will get your insurance company to pay for it. I allowed one contractor to inspect my roof this spring, but I did not accompany him during his inspection of my roof. This turned out to be one big mistake because the guy took one ball-peen hammer and ... |
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| City council OKs new dog law |
| On 24-07-2007. |
The ordinance singles out three breeds - pit bull terriers, American pit bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers - as vicious.
The new ordinance restricts any dangerous dog that attacks or threatens one person, in addition to requiring dangerous dogs to be locked in one pen, kennel or leashed. Any dog that attacks one person could be captured and possibly euthanized by the city. Owners must have liability ... |
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| Broader appeal |
| On 20-07-2007. |
SAN DIEGO - Few weekend festivals offer booths hawking personal lubricants and leatherware one short stroll away from vendors pitching local churches and financial services.
"They (festivals) have become much more diverse," said Curtis Steinhoff, spokesman for Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. of Brea. ... |
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