| Dog auction sparks protest Puppy mills targeted
MILLERSBURG About 350 dogs and puppies are expected be sold this weekend at a Holmes County auction that promises to draw protesters. More than 200 people will object, said Kristina Lange, who organized the protests at 8:30 a.m. Saturday outside Buckeye Dog Auction in the Walnut Creek area. She considers the auction an active part of Ohio's puppy mill industry. "Most breeders who participate in this event are raising large numbers of puppies for profit in mills ... characterized by overcrowding, filth and lack of food, water, adequate shelter and little to no veterinary care," she contended. Harold Neuhart, a Guernsey County kennel operator and owner of Seneca View Kennels, confirmed that he owns the Buckeye Dog Auction but would not comment on it. He said the public is invited to the auction, but media, cameras and cell phones with picture-taking capability are not permitted on the property at 5860 Township Route 409.
Retiring superintendent auctions ties
Mickey Mouse, The Beatles, Tabasco bottles, Santa Claus, Toto from the Wizard of Oz and King Kong don't have much in common. Except they are all characters on one of Winton Elementary School District Superintendent Mike Crass' close to 70 ties. "When you are in education, you get a lot of ties as gifts," said Crass, who will retire at the end of the school year. "I just kept getting more." Crass is auctioning off his ties to raise money for library books at the district's newest school -- Winfield Elementary -- which will open in the fall. He calls the event S.T.A.C. -- superintendent's ties auctioned for cash. "This is your opportunity to own one of those special ties that you smiled at, moaned at, laughed at or booed," reads the S.T.A.C. flier posted in the Winton district office.
'American Idol' Bids Sanjaya Farewell
"American Idol" finally has said goodbye to its most talked-about contestant, 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar. From the very beginning of the season, audiences could not help but wonder how Malakar, the show's first Asian-Indian American, made it through the competition with a vocal range that's been described as "horrendous" by judge Simon Cowell. But it was Cowell's televised frustrations toward Malakar that sparked initial rumors called the Indian Call Center Theory, suggesting voters from India were responsible for his continued presence. Read more. Imus Inspires Nike Ad Nike is putting its spin on the Don Imus controversy. In last Sunday's edition of The New York Times, the sports-apparel giant took out a full-page ad indirectly thanking Imus for bringing race relations and sexism to the forefront.
BSkyB and Carphone join bidding to enter radio
British Sky Broadcasting and Carphone Warehouse are poised to enter the radio industry, having put their names into a bid for the UK's second national digital radio multiplex. The bid, led by Channel 4, is backed by a consortium including BSkyB, Carphone, Emap, UTV, UBC, Chrysalis and Virgin Radio. The consortium is bidding against National Grid Wireless for the multiplex licence. It is understood that the shareholders are putting in an initial £2m for the Channel 4 consortium. Apart from a £50,000 fee paid to Ofcom, the licence itself is free. The consortium will pay for building a network if and when it wins the licence. .
'Action Auction' Retro
Where else could you see your neighbors on TV - some looking good; others, well, maybe acting a little foolish. There were sports and broadcast celebrities outside their natural habitats. They, too, ranged from looking slick to silly. It has never been especially great TV. But no one seems to mind. It is quaint and homey. And there were always bargains to be found. WCET-TV (Channel 48), the first public TV station in America, granted a license in 1954, celebrates the 40th anniversary of its "Action Auction" this week when the watch-bid-and-buy fest airs Wednesday-Saturday. "I think it might have been the first reality show," says Grace Hill, CET program director, who has been there for all of the auctions having started at the station as a receptionist in 1962. "The thing I remember most is that everyone in the community supported it.
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