<![CDATA[Causes blog posts by Jerry Stone]]> <![CDATA[Palin Sues Over the Protection of Endangered Beluga Whales]]> Gov. Sarah Palin announced that Alaska has plans to sue over the increased protection of beluga whales in the Cook Inlet. This all on the heels of trying to keep polar bears off the endangered species list just five months prior. The current populati...]]> <![CDATA[Jell-O May Be Killing Trout in Yellowstone National Park]]> Jell-O may be used to kill off non-native trout in Yellowstone National Park. Yes ... I said Jell-O. Illegally introduced into the park, lake trout heavily threatens the native cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake. Something the park service has been c...]]> <![CDATA[Dogs Being Abandoned As Recession Continues To Bite]]> It was announced earlier this month that the U.S. is officially in a recession. Um, duh! Anyone living here for the past year could tell you that. Things have kinda sucked. With the national unemployment rate at about 7 percent--the highest since 197...]]> <![CDATA[My Charlie Brown Christmas]]> It happens every year. Right on the heels of the most gluttonous Thursday of my life, it strikes: Christmas season.   In fact, it seems like even before Thanksgiving is over, the makeshift pumpkin patches of Halloween have magically transformed ...]]>