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  • Night of the Black Stallion

    Claire dashed out from under the warm down sleeping bag waking me with a jolt. A full moon flashed like a beacon on and off as broken troublesome dark clouds sprinted across a rebellious looking sky. The calm sedate evening that I had gone to sleep with was now replaced with belligerent winds whipping a layer of dust and dirt over my face. A few feet to my right Claire’s braced rigid stance and...

  • Daytime Dudes and their Dogs

    Publisher Susan Sims sits down with three daytime TV actors to dish dog.

    My secret is out; I have been watching The Young & The Restless (Y&R) for the past 30 years. My long time and dearest friend, Debbie McGinn, suggested I watch this soap while recovering from surgery. I was on bed rest and it seemed like a good idea at the time. Having never watched a soap opera before, I chuckled when...

  • Feature Giveaway

    Two puppies for adoption and over $1,100 in prizes for one lucky pack.

    The Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) provides animal adoption and community programs to the northern Virginia and D.C. metropolitan area, as well as animal rescue and control services within Arlington County. For more nearly 70 years AWLA has remained committed to its mission to improve the lives of animals...

  • Hot Springs: This Historic Spa Town Rejuvenates Fido and Family

    Bathhouse Row, mountain trails and gardens lift the spirits

    In Hot Springs, Arkansas, the watering stations are geared to humans, who can fill all of the bottles and bowls they desire without paying a dime.

    Each day, nearly a million gallons of 143-degree water flow from 47 springs on the west slope of Hot Springs Mountain. The waters originate from 4,400-year-old rainfall that percolated...