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Appeals court casts doubt on future of marriage agreements

A few days before a Nobles County farmer and his would-be bride were to fly off to the Cayman Islands for a destination wedding, he presented her with an agreement protecting the assets of his farm. She signed the deal but when the marriage hit the skids, said she signed it under duress of the pending wedding, for which everyone had bought airfare and lodging. Today, the Minnesota Court of Appeals agreed.
by Bob Collins

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L.L. Bean distances itself from Trump-supporting heiress

L.L. Bean heiress Linda Bean donated $60,000 to a PAC supporting Donald Trump, an amount over the legal limit, according to the Federal Election Commission. But even if it wasn't, there's a fair chance that someone would be urging a boycott of the Maine retailer anyway.
by Bob Collins

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Man finds a lost sonata, and his mother’s lost love

Man finds a lost sonata, and his mother’s lost love

(Video link) Lajos Delej was a composer and pianist of great promise, the Boston Globe says. He was also in love. So when the Nazis invaded Hungary, Pauline Herzek was sent to Auschwitz (where her father and stepmother were murdered) and Delej, who had entered the ghetto to try to rescue her, was never seen…
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Against the odds, mom-and-pop hardwares hang on

Against the odds, mom-and-pop hardwares hang on

At least for most us suburbanites, the steady march of chain-store America has overwhelmed whatever defense small business could mount. Businesswise, at least, if you've seen one town, you've seen them all.
by Bob Collins

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Dancing out of poverty in Nairobi

Dancing out of poverty in Nairobi

The power of self esteem is regularly and increasingly mocked in U.S. culture, perhaps one of the reasons the arts has an increasingly difficult time gaining a bigger foothold in the education system. Maybe Kenya knows something we should.
by Bob Collins

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Meet Ely’s 83-year-old cheerleader

Meet Ely’s 83-year-old cheerleader

MPR's Tom Weber has been in Ely, doing some legwork for an upcoming broadcast and found someone else doing some legwork. She's Betty Kunstel, a member of Ely Memorial High School's cheerleader squad. She's also the only member of Ely Memorial High School's cheerleader squad.
by Bob Collins

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The gift of the repo man

The gift of the repo man

Given the current state of affairs, we'll take a heartwarming story anywhere we can find it, and Steve Hartman's latest effort certainly fits the bill.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The Florida shooting

1,000 Words: The Florida shooting

This video suggests to us that we've entered another era when people are running across a major American airport in search of safety.
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Salvation Army eases alcohol-free rule at homeless shelter

The Salvation Army has reversed a decades-old policy and will no longer bar people who've been drinking from its shelter in La Crosse, the La Crosse Tribune reports.
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Will Donald Trump keep Curt Schilling from the Hall of Fame?

Will Donald Trump keep Curt Schilling from the Hall of Fame?

Former baseball star Curt Schilling is probably going to be ushered into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when the results of voting by baseball writers is revealed on Jan. 18. But Schilling, a conservative's conservative, is outraged that some writers are leaving him off their ballot and he thinks it's because of his support for Donald Trump.
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