Disabled dogs head to New York (The Florence Times-Daily)

You can sense the adoration in Lee Barnes' voice when he describes some of the 12 Chihuahuas at the Colbert County Animal Control Shelter.

TV FOR FAMILIES (The Globe and Mail)

AGES 7 TO 12THE LATEST BUZZMidway through the second season, the Grade 9 staff at Teen Buzz work through an episode that pays homage to The Wizard of Oz. A neat idea; see if you can tell who's supposed to be Dorothy, the Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Your news (The Wenatchee World)

Briefly Wenatchee

Letters: Small Truths (Foreign Policy Magazine)

E.J. Graff ( “The Lie We Love,” November/December 2008 ) rightly argues that international adoption should serve the best interests of children rather than the needs of potential adoptive parents.

Monday's Child: A.J. (WBIR-TV Knoxville)

This young athlete wants to play football for the "Gators."