Mark Richards

Kathy Amaya reported that her 2-year-old son vanished during a scheduled visitation with his father approximately thirty-five years ago. Good news, the missing toddler, who is now a grown man, is alive and well.

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Remember, Don't shop...Adopt! On this adopt-a-pet Wednesday, we would like to feature two pets currently living at the Stevens-Swan Humane Society. These wonderful pets are looking for a new home, perhaps yours?

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It only lasts seven seconds but it's all you need to be convinced that men can scream as well as a horrified lady on Halloween night in a haunted house.

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Amy Robach of ABC's popular morning program,'Good Morning America' agreed to participate in a segment featuring live on air screenings for breast cancer. She now has learned that, in fact, she has breast cancer.

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I needed a tissue and you may also. Be prepared to be moved by this little girl's words of compassion. How does the phrase go...out of the mouth of babes? Even thought her adopted brother has Down Syndrome, this little girl wouldn't change a thing about him.

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If he purposely intended to deceive his constituents, well, how low can you go? On the other hand, if you vote for someone you've never seen or heard of...you get what you get, right? Well, many in a small community near Houston Texas believe that in fact, a local politician won an election after leading voters to believe he is African American, when he is clearly Caucasian.

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Even though the ceremony was held in Amsterdam, where marijuana is legal, Miley Cyrus managed to push the envelope and shock America once again. She dug into her Chanel bag, retrieve a marijuana cigarette and light it up while making her acceptance speech.

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According to these students in a San Francisco internet office, heathcare.gov has got it backwards. Three very smart computer programmers took on the problems of healthcare.gov and constructed their own version of what they thought the website should be. After all, most who need insurance want to know details before enrolling, and now you may be able to get just that.

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A recent study from by media planning agency PHD USA says  that women (and some guys like me), feel the ugliest on Monday mornings, and I agree.

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Am I a bad father for letting my five year old occasionally drink soda pop or have a little candy after he eats something good? Is there something wrong with me for planning on building a ramp for him to ride his scooter and bike over when he gets older? Am I just being a dad? Is this guy just doing what many of us dad's do all the time or, should he lose his babysitting responsibilities?

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Don't get me wrong, I love Central New York and specifically the Utica/Rome area. But I just can't escape the fact that my hometown of Western New York is very close to my heart and a place I visit at least five times a year. You know, the Buffalo area, the place with all the hard to pronounce names like; Cheektowaga, Onondaga, Scajaquada, and Canandaigua. I'll be heading that way twice before the year is out and here are the top reasons why.

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Congratulations to Martie and her co-workers at Waste Management of Utica. They are our latest Workplace of the Week.

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