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We're off to the southern US this week, and taking a look at the great state of Texas!

After a flurry of activity over the past few days between a couple of long time Tent City residents and the primary source of the rumor that Inner Cities had requested help in closing the area, here is the latest:

Reported on WKRN News (Channel 2)

Pets are the latest victims of the struggling economy.

The Metro Animal Shelter is reporting a jump in the number of surrendered or abandoned animals, as fewer people can afford them.

Typically, most of the animals that come into the shelter are picked up by animal control.

Throwing things: More than 100 irate Las Vegas newcomers crowded into a meeting room at the Aliante Public Library on the evening of Feb. 13, jeering, heckling and throwing things at elected officials and Clark County staff invited to explain plans – 24 years in the works – to build a 900-acre shooting park in the empty desert north of town.

My apologies to my regular readers, but there are about 2,000 newcomers who haven’t seen this.  What is this?  This is the reason I sponsor kids through Compassion.  This is the reason I travel the country spreading the word about Compassion.  This is why you should sponsor a child.

Sponsor a child.