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Hurricane Irene

"Billy Stinson comforts his daughter Erin Stinson as they sit on the steps where their cottage once stood on August 28, 2011 in Nags Head, N.C. The cottage, built in 1903 and destroyed by Hurricane Irene, was one of the first vacation cottages built on Albemarle Sound in Nags Head. Stinson has owned the home, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, since 1963. 'We were pretending, just for a moment, that the cottage was still behind us and we were just sitting there watching the sunset,' said Erin afterward."

• The light is shining on the staircase that is what is left of those people's home, possibly signifying that there is hope for them even though things are bad. 
• There is nothing around them except water, portraying the feeling of despair. 
• It is foggy, but a city can be seen on the horizon, displaying that not all hope is lost. However, the distance to the city also displays the long journey to recovery; that it will take a long time for things to finally get back to normal for this family. 

Picture found at: www.boston.com

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A hole is found in the Endangered Species Act where wolves and other animals are not protected in some states.
Idaho and Montana now allow the hunting of grey wolves because in their opinion the wolf population has recovered enough.
Ranchers blame wolves for the loss of livestock and the lessening deer population, and are convinced that they have the right to hunt wolves down.
There is fear that the wolf population is again in danger of over hunting.


Information found at: www.nytimes.com

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Summary:

On September 9th, Matthew Degner, a 14 year-old boy is found dead in his yard. It is believed he died from an illness called bronchopneumonia. After some investigating, it is discovered that his house contains more than 200 animals including: more than 100 cats, almost as many birds, a raccoon, a fruit bat, two dogs, and even several kinkajous (raccoon like creatures). The mother of Matthew and four other children is being held at a police station while her remaining children are treated for illness. It is unknown whether the illnesses were caused by the overpopulation of diseased animals cramped in their household, or even the fact the children have been kept contained in the house for the past couple years. Thankfully the children are in good care and most of the animals were successfully rescued, now residing at an animal shelter in Chicago Ridge.

Information found at: www.chicagotribune.com 

Some of the 100 cats found caged in their house