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Airline passengers finally win a round

It's a small victory in the airline industry's war against its customers, but perhaps it will catch on. American Airlines is getting rid of its ban on carry-on bags for its cheapest-seat customers.
by Bob Collins

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A surprise in Alzheimer’s research reported

The possibilities of science usually outweigh the results from science so anytime there's a hint of a breakthrough, you have to keep from getting too excited. Still, the news that an experimental drug has appeared to slow the cognitive decline from Alzheimer's provides something in short supply in the field: hope.
by Bob Collins

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An assault on the free press in Dodge County

A publisher with local newspapers in Dodge County was covering a news story the other day when his camera was confiscated by a sheriff's deputy. The data card was taken and hasn't been returned, the Rochester Post Bulletin says.
by Bob Collins

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College student pens a letter to those considering suicide

Maclean's, the magazine in Canada, series -- Before You Go -- collects letters from people to friends and family members, 'because we shouldn’t have to wait until it’s too late to tell our loved ones how we really feel,' the magazine says. A few friends of Daphnee Levesque, a British Columbia college student, have tried to take their own lives, so in the most recent installment, she writes them letters.
by Bob Collins

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