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"While MSPCA-Angell is working day and night to save these pets, it’s going to take a minimum of $20,000 to cover their care. “We’re gonna do everything that we can to minimize the cost, but the reality is that, when animals come into this severity, it does take a lot of resources to be able to get them to that point,” [MSPCA VP Mike Keiley] added."

via Western Mass News: westernmassnews.com/2025/03/19

Western Massachusetts News · Dogs rescued from Springfield fire undergoing intensive care in BostonBy Madison Lisowski
#dog#dogs#rescuedog

#AbrahamLincoln had a puzzling relationship to #religion. For several years I had the privilege of researching the role of religion in his life for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in #Springfield, #Illinois. In 2021, my research focused on religion in the early decades of Springfield’s history through the period of Lincoln’s residency there, which had a formative impact on Lincoln’s own religious faith.

#history #ReligiousHistory #ReligiousStudies

sacredwonderland.us/religious-

Sacred Wonderland · The religious world of Abraham LincolnReligion in the early history of Springfield, Illinois, through the period of Abraham Lincoln’s residency there, which had a formative impact on Lincoln’s own religious faith.

Langston Hughes Slept Here: A tour of the Vachel Lindsay Home

Springfield, Illinois, is a Lincoln-haunted town, but other attractions can be found there. Vachel Lindsay, once a much-celebrated American poet, haunts these neighborhoods. And poet Langston Hughes also hallows Springfield’s past.

#LangstonHughes #VachelLindsay #AbrahamLincoln #Springfield #Travel #Poetry #LiteraryTourism #writershomes

sacredwonderland.us/langston-h

Sacred Wonderland · Langston Hughes Slept HereA visit to the home of poet Vachel Lindsay in Springfield, Illinois, where Langston Hughes stayed while visiting Springfield.

A good friend and former colleague teaches at a college near #Springfield, OH. One of her students, who is an immigrant from Haiti, missed class and she found out he lied about his excuse. He confessed that he saw armed #ICE goons outside his apartment and was afraid to go outside. HE IS HERE LEGALLY. His papers are in order.

I confess I don't blame him - I wouldn't have gone out either since we are no longer governed by the rule of law.

Our Home for the Holidays adoptathon starts today! Adoption fees for all #dogs aged one and older will be waived at our shelters in #Boston, #Methuen, #Salem, and #Centerville on #CapeCod, plus Berkshire Humane, Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center, #Worcester ARL, Baypath Humane, and #Lowell Humane!

Learn more here, via Salem Patch: patch.com/massachusetts/salem/

Patch · Ghost Of Christmas Present?: MSPCA Holds Fee-Free Dog AdoptionsBy Scott Souza