It’s not everyday that the small midwestern city I currently reside in makes the national news. (At least not for an event that is considered “good news.”) But, that is exactly what this blog is about—a story that was picked up by the national media about a good deed. Months ago a local alderman saw a newspaper photograph of a firefighter giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a cat shortly after it was rescued from a house fire. His idea: equip fire trucks and ambulances with oxygen masks designed for animals. “A pet is family to most people,” the alderman told local … Continue reading →