I.U.P.A. Local Coalition of Police, #911 members in Harris County Constable Precinct 4 received some treats from members of the community in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The department posted about how COPS brought by some treats, “THANK YOU CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS!! Thank you, Annette Bennett, President of C.O.P.S Concerns of Police Survivors [...]
I.U.P.A. members serve all over the United States and protect people, places, and sometimes even animals. I.U.P.A. Local Connecticut Police and Fire Union, #74 Member Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police Officer Anthony Dota has a habit of rescuing hawks. In mid-November of 2023, Officer Anthony Dota recued a red-tailed hawk in Middlefield who had presumably [...]
I.U.P.A. Local Shreveport Police Union, #275 Members, along with other first responders in the Shreveport area, attended the Heroes BBQ Cook Off, which was sponsored by the Shreveport Business Association just in advance of National First Responders Appreciation Day. Shreveport Police Department posted the below photos from the event, “There was a GREAT turnout for the [...]
Many of us have a basketful of grocery shopping tactics we use to save money. We buy cheaper cuts of meat. We avoid pricey processed foods. We choose store brands over more expensive name brands. Some of us might even go the extra mile, shopping at multiple supermarkets each week to get the best deals [...]
I.U.P.A. Local 6020, The Broward Deputy Sheriff’s Association, Member Deputy Connor Eaton and K9 Ejo received Top Dog Honors at the TSA National Explosives Detection Canine Program !I.U.P.A. Local 6020 posted the below photos on social media, “Congratulations to BSO’s new explosive detection K9 team, Deputy Connor Eaton and K9 Ejo on receiving ‘Top Dog’ [...]
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund invites you to watch a panel discussion that will provide law enforcement officers with important information for a successful transition from their professional life to life as a civilian. This program will bring together experts in financial, spiritual, psychological, and physical wellness to discuss all that an officer [...]
Watering our lawns and gardens uses up a huge amount of water—nearly 8 billion gallons a day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s more than the average American household uses for showering and washing clothes combined. And our gas-powered yard tools, from lawn mowers to leaf blowers to string trimmers, spew out hefty amounts of noxious emissions into the [...]
“It turns out my job was not to find great investments, but to help create great investors,” writes Carl Richards, author of “The Behavior Gap.”1 From increasing our budget mindfulness to taking a steadier approach to investing, Richards has drawn attention to the way our unexamined behaviors and emotions can be to our detriment when [...]
The connection between diabetes and hearing loss is not entirely clear, but we do know that diabetes is a condition where the body doesn't properly process food to use as energy. Most food is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas makes a hormone called insulin that helps [...]
On November 13, 2023, CPFU President Kevin Saunders and Secretary/Treasurer Liam O’Brien presented DEEP Conservation Enforcement Officer Jordan Jacquo with two awards for saving a man’s life this past summer. The first award presented was a Certificate of Appreciation from President Sam Cabral of the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA, AFL-CIO). The award recognized [...]