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Matt Townsend, of Ogden, holds a Shih Tzu he adopted at the Weber County Animal Shelter on Thursday. The dog, which he and his wife, Joanne, have named Buster, was recently found abandoned ainside a foreclosed home in North Ogden. The dog received donated grooming services from The Little Dog House to clean it up. Townsend has adopted several animals from the shelter over the years and recently had a dog die from cancer after they had owned it for 16 years. (ROBERT JOHNSON/Standard-Examiner)

Abandoned dog gets a new home; bereft couple gets a new pet

Last updated Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 8:36am

OGDEN — Sometimes one happy ending can resolve two sad stories at once. That was the case Thursday when Matt and Joanne Townsend adopted a 2-year-old Shih Tzu they named Buster.

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Housing market is better; learn the lesson of the bust

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 6:31pm

A friend’s husband lost his job, and predictably, this friend is poleaxed. Between moments of glassy-eyed panic, she wallows in emergency financial self-assessment.

“We’ve lived on nothing before. We can do it again,” she says with the grim look of someone who is sure she can do it — again — but would rather not.

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Abandoned dog rescued from foreclosed home in North Ogden

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 2:25pm

NORTH OGDEN — A Shih Tzu dog that may have been left to fend for itself inside an abandoned house for nearly two weeks was taken into custody Monday morning by Weber County Animal Control.

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Foreclosure epidemic affects families, businesses, city services

E. Kent Winward Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 12:00am

My wife has a melodrama that she performs using her index finger as the lone prop. The heroine is represented by a high squeaky voice and the index finger placed on my wife's head like a bow. The villain banker has the index finger for a mustache. The hero has the deep voice and a bow tie.

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