Press release for test

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kill Date: April 30, 2013

Contact: Marcus Rogers

Public Information Specialist

marcus_rogers2@yahoo.com

BILFORD COLLEGE BOARD DISPUTES THE BAN OF DOGS FROM SCHOOL GROUNDS

As of late, students have been on edge about the lack of ownership for dog excrement's on campus.

Ferris Wheeler, president of Students Against Dogs has created a petition collecting nearly 300 signatures calling for a campus dog ban.

"This stinks," Wheeler says. "I mean, this school smells like dog doo."

The school's objective is to fairly accommodate all of its students.

This is a sensitive topic that will not be taken lightly.

The board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday in Bilford Union, Room 11 to resolve the dispute.

Homer news story.

Midland Zoo's oldest bear Homer 16, was found floating in the exhibit at 7 a.m. this morning.

"Homer was a very curious and playful polar bear," zookeeper Sara N. Getty said. "We will miss him terribly."

Midland will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death.

Last week a 10-year-old female bobcat died of renal failure.

The week preceding, a 6-year-old giraffe got its horns caught in the stall and broke its neck.

   

Press release

The Midland Zoo family is saddened to announce the death of one of our oldest polar bears, Homer.

We are performing tests to determine the cause of death.

The other polar bears were removed from the exhibit for monitoring by our veterinary staff.

"Homer was a very curious and playful polar bear," zookeeper Sara Getty said "we will miss him terribly."

Midland Zoo has lost a dear friend in Homer, he will be missed.

Allyson Bird

Allyson Bird left the career she loved because she gave so much of herself to the job and it never returned the favor.

Writing for a newspaper is hard work.

You never get a break because the news never stops.

Bird was burnt out after all the hours of pure work and no reward.

The newspaper business was and still is on a decline.

In Bird's opinion the death of the newspaper came from the actions of the corporations.

The corporations that managed the newspapers tried to satisfy those who did not appreciate the newspaper rather than those like Bird who really cared.

A journalism career is not for the faint of heart because it is a never ending job that asks so much from journalists.