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Sweet Purebred Jack Russell Terrier Looking for Forever Home

A bundle of sweet energy in a small package.

Okay, I know you watch television.  So you think that all Jack Russell Terriers are movie stars don’t you?  Well, you are wrong, because I am a purebred JRT, and even with the name Jack, I am not a movie star.  I am just a regular little dog who is looking for a home.  I don’t yearn for Hollywood, or the bright lights of Broadway.  I just yearn for a warm bed, good food, people I can call my own, and lots and lots of stimulation. Yes, I think the reason we Jack Russell Terriers end up in the movies and on television is that we are very smart little dogs who are born to be hard workers.  Yes, indeed. We have bundles of energy despite our small size, and I am no exception.  We need safe spaces to run and lots of play time and things to do. …

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Markey or Gomez: Who Gets Your Vote?

If the special election was today, who would you choose as our new U.S. senator?

  A week from Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide who to elect in the special election to fill the seat vacated by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.  What we at Patch want to know is - if the election was today - who would you vote for? The candidates, Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez, have been pullling out all the stops in the last two weeks as the latest polls show the gap is narrowing between the two.  After weeks of relative quiet, negative ads have started to clog the airways and both candidates have had high-profile folks stumping for them. Rudy Guiliani was in town last week putting his support behind Gomez and President Obama came to Boston this week showing his support for Markey. So tell us, if you had to …

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ron johnson

4:45 pm on Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Tyler, The sad truth is Markey has been around for 37 years and also has no real record either. What is his excuse. He is not talking about his record either. Gomez worked in the private sector, the same as EW.   more ›