Remember the "dog disease" posts? This is probably nothing, but recorded here for posterity....
Residents Fear Missing Pets Were Dognapped
9 Dogs Reported Missing In Recent Weeks
POSTED: 7:22 am EST February 25, 2004
SPENCER, Ind. -- Some Owen County residents suspect their missing pets may have been dognapped.
As many as four Labrador retrievers and five German shepherds have been reported missing in recent weeks. Distraught pet owners in the county northwest of Bloomington have been phoning the Owen County Humane Society seeking the dogs, but they haven't turned up at the animal shelter.
The disappearances have not been reported to the sheriff's department, said Sheriff Harley Melton.
The fact that the missing animals haven't been found is suspicious, but the Humane Society can't do anything because there is no evidence that the dogs were stolen, said president Ken Ure.
"It's frustrating," he said. "We can't say they're being stolen because we can't prove that."
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/2872430/detail.htmlIllinois officials have doubts about federal mercury emissions plan
February 25, 2004 — Some Illinois authorities say a Bush administration plan for limiting mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants won't help reduce pollution in northeastern Illinois.
The Environmental Protection Agency is holding a public hearing in Chicago today to discuss the issue.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/022504_ap_ns_mercuryemissions.html