About:

Nancy L. Young-Houser

Nancy L. Young-Houser is a professional writer and illustrator, in addition to providing a home for dogs on all levels of need with her best friend, Sandra Marquiss. Her writings include controversial subjects as part of the soapbox she has carried around since childhood, never leaving home without it. Part of this soapbox is her website WayCoolDogs.com filled with lots of four-legged information!


176 Post(s):

Yellowstone National Park May Soon Be Losing Steam
Geothermal activity is the bread and butter for the Yellowstone National Park, at least until quite recently. Electric companies have begun to notice irregular patterns coming from areas outside the park, while Landsat satellite imagery is noticing read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Environment > Emissions

Feral Children Still Exist in the 21st century
History has accepted the words ostrich boy, monkey boys, gazelle boys, wild children, and wolf girls as part of its folklore. Over 100 stories are known of these children. Traditionally speaking, children raised by animals have little if any read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Homelessness, Poverty

North Carolina's New Breed Ban for Dog Control
On December 5, 2011, Cumberland County Animal Control Board in North Carolina presented a proposal that would automatically register all bully breeds under a new breed ban. Dogs like Akitas, Huskies, Mastiffs, Pitbulls, Great Danes, German Shepherds, read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Pets And Animals > Dogs

The Perception of Politics
By now, everybody in the United States knows who Newt Gingrich is. They are also aware that he has slowly and steadily moved to the front of the GOP candidates, similar to the pink bunny and its famous EverReady battery.
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By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Politics, Government

Farmers, Future Role Models of Industries
Farmers, future role models of industries
Recently, Michigan's Governor Rick Snyder said that farmers were role models for his state's industries, with farmers the original entrepreneur. Snyber spoke while attending the Michigan Farm Bureau's read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > People

Obama's Decision to Deny Roman Catholic Church Sexual Trafficking Funding for Victims
This coming Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform will be holding a hearing that is titled, "HHS and the Catholic Church: Examining the Politicization of Grants." Described by the Catholic Church as a showdown between read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Politics, Government

Attacks on Birth Control for Women by GOP Religious Extremists
Attacks on birth control for women by GOP religious extremists involve every woman in the United States, preventing them from making decisions about their own body. This political assault on women's bodies involve the most elementary of reproductive read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Politics, Government

Maggie Daley Passes Away at Age 68
Affectionally called "Lady Diana of Chicago," Maggie Daley has passed away at age 68 for breast cancer that had spread to her lungs, liver and bones since her diagnosis nine years ago. read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > People

Jewish New Testament now Written by Jewish Scholars
A Jewish New testament has just come out, co-edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler. Jewish scholars themselves, the idea is unique because the majority of Jewish people do not honor the New Testament, as only the Old Testament is considered read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Beliefs, Religion

Debating the Stop Internet Piracy Act, or SOPA
On November 16, 2011, the House of Representatives began debating government control of Internet censorship. read more

By: Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Society, Social Issues > Politics, Government