Emotional Reunion: Lost NC Dog Reunited with Family at Shelter

TL/DR - A dog named Sola, presumed injured after a fall from a steep mountainside during a family hike on New Year's Day, was found unharmed and returned to her owners. Sola's owners, who had returned to their home three hours away after the incident, were notified by a good Samaritan who found the dog. The Asheville Humane Society in North…

Alaska Doesn’t Need 80th Percentile Rule Repeal: Opinion

TL/DR - The Seattle-based insurance company Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield has been lobbying extensively to repeal Alaska's 80th percentile rule, a consumer protection measure that ensured insurance companies paid for medical bills at the community rate instead of a lower, arbitrary amount. The rule, which was adopted in 2004, was intended to…