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RingSideReport.com 

Ringside Report Looks Back at Boxer Peter Hanlon

By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart Born in Dublin, Peter Hanlon took the decision to fight for another country – England. It allowed him the opportunity to represent them at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, where, as a featherweight he won silver. But before then, at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Hanlon boxed for Team GB […]

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy

It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry. Rescue workers rappelled off a cliff at the Specialty Minerals quarry in Connecticut to rescue the 30-pound terrier mix. Rippy's owner reported him missing in North Canaan on May 4. Days later, an animal shelter got a report of barking coming from the pit. A drone search yielded nothing. Then when quarry workers took a lunch break the next day, barking could be heard again. Quarry managers said firefighters were needed, and their rope team came to the rescue.

Ksnt.com 

'Impossible' petition to require public vote before raising taxes in Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka man is petitioning the City of Topeka to require a public vote before raising property taxes. The city says it would make it "impossible" to raise property taxes to keep up with the city budget. Earl McIntosh is gathering signatures under Kansas Statute 12-3013. With the help of more than [...]