ARTICLES BY STEPHANIE REITZ

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Dogs track allergens to keep kids safe

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. - Boo and Riley are more than affectionate, protective family pets. To their owners, the specially trained dogs are a furry layer of security to sniff out peanut products and other life-threatening allergens.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

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A month into winter, Easterners have had enough

HARTFORD, Conn. - In Rhode Island, a mayor tells parents of snowbound schoolchildren to "hang in there." Atlanta has blown nearly all the money it set aside to clear the streets. In Connecticut, they're literally praying for winter to end. And at travel agencies, the phones are ringing with callers …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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Company's stuffed germ toys catching on

STAMFORD, Conn. - Jim Henson's Muppets made pigs and frogs endearing, and Walt Disney turned a common rodent into a cultural icon.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Monks put faith in wrinkle-cream to raise funds

WORCESTER, Mass. - A few years ago, members of the Teresian Carmelites monastery had nearly run out of ways to raise money for their charitable work.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Monks put faith in wrinkle-cream to raise funds

WORCESTER, Mass. - A few years ago, members of the Teresian Carmelites monastery had nearly run out of ways to raise money for their charitable work.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Monks put faith in wrinkle-cream to raise funds

WORCESTER, Mass. - A few years ago, members of the Teresian Carmelites monastery had nearly run out of ways to raise money for their charitable work.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO