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Each week we’ll run through the sublime, the trivial and profound issues, decisions and goings on that strike us as Hits or Misses. You can join in, too, by emailing your Hits & Misses to editboard@theunion.com. A big, huge HIT (from reader Christiana Kelly): to Kaleb Bentham, who saved his beloved dog from a bear. And to Motherlode Vet Hospital for working on Buddy the dog for hours to save him. Heroes, all. HIT (from reader George Carter): Home for the holidays is a fervent wish for many, particularly those with no place to call home. In Saturday’s The Union, Lorraine Larson put it well...

Special to The Union Two Local Best Buddies are all over the news. Kaleb Bentham and his rescue pit bull “Buddy” made international headlines after a 350-pound bear grabbed the dog and tried to drag him away. It happened the day before Thanksgiving near Kaleb’s You Bet Road home. Kaleb tackled the bear and punched it until it released Buddy, then rushed his beloved dog to a local veterinary hospital. The 90-pound dog had surgery lasting several hours, and Buddy is expected to make a full recovery… The Training Tower that’s been under construction since September at the Sierra Colleg...