Scott McFETRIDGE
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Des Moines, IA, United States
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Greyhound racing in U.S. nearing its end after long slide
It’s been a long slide for greyhound racing, which reached its peak in the 1980s when there were more than 50 tracks across 19 states. Since then, increased concerns about how the dogs are treated along and an explosion of gambling options have nearly killed the sport. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
A racing association found that betting on greyhounds plunged from $3.5 billion in 1991 to about $500 million in 2014. Since then, many more tracks have closed. → Read More
Greyhound racing in US may soon be at an end following concerns over animal treatment
The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season in Dubuque in May, […] → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season in Dubuque in May, […] → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she ackno... → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction. After the end of a truncated season in Dubuque in May, […] → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By the end of the year, there will only be two greyhound racing tracks left in the country. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By the end of the year, there will only be two greyhound racing tracks left in the country. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By the end of the year, there will only be two greyhound racing tracks left in the country. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By the end of the year, there will only be two greyhound racing tracks left in the country. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By the end of the year, there will only be two greyhound racing tracks left in the country. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By the end of the year, there will only be two greyhound racing tracks left in the country. → Read More
Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide
By the end of the year, there will only be two greyhound racing tracks left in the country. → Read More
States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar
Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge → Read More
States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Month by month, more of the roughly 40 million Americans who get help buying groceries through the federal food stamp program are seeing their benefits plunge even as the nation struggles with the biggest increase in food costs in decades. The payments to low-income individuals and families are dropping as […] → Read More
States scale back food stamp benefits even as prices soar
The payments to low-income individuals and families are dropping as governors end COVID-19 disaster declarations and opt out of an ongoing federal program that made their states eligible for dramatic increases in SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps. → Read More