Rage approaches the ramp, takes a tentative step toward it and then quickly skirts around the structure that makes a triangle with the ground. About 2.5 feet high, the ramp stands in the middle of the gym at St. Lucy’s Church, 432 Gifford St. Rage’s trainer takes the leash again, leads him down the thin gray mat that keeps the dog’s paws from sliding on the wood paneling and tries for a second time.

Berliner is director of clinical programs at the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Berliner organizes the Healthy Pet Clinics, a program run by the Shamrock Animal Fund. She was recognized for her role in planning the clinics and connecting Cornell students to them.

Many pets become members of the family the moment they set paw into the home. For some owners, that means going above and beyond in providing for their four-legged friends. Here are a few of the ways you can pamper your pets:

Have you professed your cause to the masses yet? In late March, over 2.7 million Facebook users changed their profile picture to a red box with an equal sign in the middle.

Debra Graham is a survivor.In April 2003, she lost her youngest son, Josh, to suicide. Although she says losing a loved one to such tragedy is a horrific pain, Graham found hope through her involvemen

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What better way to celebrate a notable Syracuse scholar than to throw a roast in his honor? That’s the thinking behind the celebration at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center on Wednesday, April 10, 5 to 8 p.m., when the citizen-focused organization F.O.C.U.S. will honor one of Syracuse’s own with its annual Wisdom Keeper award.

Members of the Sour Sitrus Society, SU basketball’s pep band, plan to travel in high style yet again for the Final Four festivities this weekend in Atlanta, Ga. This is a payoff for all those times they sat in front of sheet music for hours; those times when playing the flute in high school maybe wasn’t as glamorous as they’d hoped.

Price Chopper changes its coupon policy to a roar of misled consumers. Beware the aura of the coupon policy. For when the powers-that-be put a new one in place the bind

 The Beer Belly Deli & Pub offers three versions of the cherished salt potato. The new kid on the block wants to claim a Syracuse favorite as its own. The Beer Belly Deli & Pub