Akron NewsLocal news for Akron, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Offbeat Sunflashes- January 27, 2008 "The parrots were stuffed inside like sardines, 40 to 50 to a cage." A farmhand rescued his co-worker from a crocodile in northern Australia but accidentally shot the man in the process, police said yesterday. via Toronto Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/akron-mi/2008/01/offbeat-sunflashes?fromrss=1 Horse mistakenly advertised as food- January 25, 2008 "I had a lady call whose friend was just in tears over this thing" An Akron, Mich., woman said she received a barrage of phone messages after her advertisement selling a horse was mistakenly categorized as food. via Political Gatewayhttp://www.topix.net/city/akron-mi/2008/01/horse-mistakenly-advertised-as-food?fromrss=1 Error Puts Horse Ad in Food Classifieds- January 24, 2008 "It's been enough to turn your stomach" AKRON, Mich. - Kristen DeGroat just wanted to sell her horse to another animal lover, but her ad ended up under "Good Things to Eat" in the classified sections of two newspapers. via The Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/akron-mi/2008/01/error-puts-horse-ad-in-food-classifieds?fromrss... Continue reading "Horse for dinner Neigh"- January 23, 2008 "I've owned horses since I was a child. The worst part of all of it, if it had been any other section, it would have just been a mistake." Kristen DeGroat wants to make one thing clear: Her horse is not on the menu. Because of a goof at The Saginaw News, a classified ad for her 3-year-old mare, Foxy, ran under the header "Good Things to Eat" ... via MLive.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/akron-mi/2008/01/continue-reading-horse-for-dinner-neigh?fromrss... NOAA funds $3.8M project to study Saginaw Bay ecosystem- January 22, 2008 A consortium of universities and research organizations in the Great Lakes region will develop a new approach to analyzing and managing Saginaw Bay's ecosystem. via WWMT-TV Kalamazoohttp://www.topix.net/city/akron-mi/2008/01/noaa-funds-3-8m-project-to-study-saginaw-bay-ec... |