Woof! California Top Dog In Bites

California is the top dog in State Farm’s annual list of dog bite claims, and the state’s reported 527 dog bite claims and more than $20 million paid out in 2011 by the Bloomington, Ill.-based carrier represents an increase of …
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/16/247769.htm

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 17:13:28 -0700

State Farm Lists Top Ten States for Dog Bite Claims

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, almost five million people are bitten or attacked by dogs.  Dog bites are a serious public health problem that can cause both physical and emotional ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/state-farm-lists-top-ten-161700588.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 09:17:00 -0700

State Farm hopes to cut dog-bite claims

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- State Farm Insurance hopes a new series of videos help it cut down dog-bite claims it says cost it more than $100 million last year. And the company says the problem is particularly expensive in Illinois.
http://www.wgem.com/story/18555107/state-farm-hopes-to-cut-dog-bite-claims

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 08:39:00 -0700

Peace & Justice News: 05.19.12

Peace & Justice News is a collection of news items collected by Bloomington Alternative contributor Linda Greene. Today's edition includes:
http://www.bloomingtonalternative.com/node/10956

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:24:26 -0700

Taxing jobs out of existence

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Bill Hewlett and David Packard, tinkering in a California garage, began what became Hewlett-Packard. Steve Jobs and a friend built a computer in the California garage that became Apple’s birthplace. Bill Cook had no garage, so he launched Cook Medical in a spare bedroom in an apartment in this university town. Half a century ago, in flight from Chicago’s winters, he settled ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/taxing-jobs-out-of-existence/2012/05/09/gIQA75D2DU_story.html?wprss=rss_todays-opeds

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 16:10:00 -0700

Will: Taxing U.S. jobs out of existence

Bill Hewlett and David Packard, tinkering in a California garage, began what became Hewlett-Packard. Steve Jobs and a friend built a computer in the California garage that became Apple's birthplace.
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/may/12/will-taxing-us-jobs-out-of-existence/?partner=yahoo_feeds

Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:00:00 -0700

Tour of California: Breaking away, for real

Eric Young, who will compete for BISSELL Pro Cycling in the Amgen Tour of California, hasn't just seen the classic cycling film 'Breaking Away.' To some extent, he has lived it.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120509/sports/120509498&tc=yahoo

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 18:50:58 -0700

Government is just taxing jobs out of existence

BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Bill Hewlett and David Packard, tinkering in a California garage, began what became Hewlett-Packard.
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20120511/OPINION02/305110004/Government-just-taxing-jobs-out-existence?odyssey=nav%7chead

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 01:17:17 -0700

Gov't: New case of mad cow disease in California

The Agriculture Department says a new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in California, but the animal was not bound for the nation's food supply and posed no danger.
http://www.wthr.com/story/17732560/govt-new-case-of-mad-cow-disease-in-california

Published: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:52:38 -0700

State Farm: Illinois No. 2 in dog bite claims

BLOOMINGTON — New State Farm videos seek to take a bite out of aggressive canine behavior after the com-pany paid more than $109 million claims from attacks last year.
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/local/bbb5b46a-a069-11e1-b14c-001a4bcf887a.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:44:00 -0700