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Nun who fought crime, poverty with cookies dies at 85

Nun who fought crime, poverty with cookies dies at 85

Sister Jean Thuerauf started a religious program on Tuesday afternoon for the kids in the neighborhood and baking cookies was one of the activities,
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin city takes aim at cul-de-sacs

Wisconsin city takes aim at cul-de-sacs

In Fitchburg, Wis., Mayor Steve Arnold has proposed that his city 'privatize' cul-de-sacs and let the people who live on them pay for their upkeep, Wisconsin State Journal says.
by Bob Collins

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Columbia Heights bests Woodbury for All America City designation

That's gotta hurt, eh, Woodbury? The city was shut out of the top 10 for the honor of All-America City for 2016, after becoming a finalist by finishing in the top 20.
by Bob Collins

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Minn. court: Anti-‘sexting’ law violates free speech

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has found a key provision of a law designed to prevent using the internet to contact children about sex unconstitutional. The court ruled in the case of Krista Ann Muccio. a cafeteria worker in Simley High and Inver Grove Heights Middle School, who was 'sexting' a 15-year old boy.
by Bob Collins

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Teachers, students buy arm for the school janitor

Chong Lee, of Wausau, Wis., lost his arm when he was just a boy when mortar shells rained down on his backyard in Laos in 1968. After years in a refugee camp, his family migrated to Wisconsin, he learned to speak English, and for the last few years he's worked as a janitor at Wausau East High School. He has a prosthetic arm, but it's too heavy and uncomfortable, so he works with just one arm.
by Bob Collins

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Applause at graduation signals approaching apocalypse

The celestial calendar tells us today is the first day of summer but we really don't need it to know that spring is giving way to a new season; we just have to keep an eye peeled for the complaints about applause as commencement ceremonies.
by Bob Collins

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City wins a championship and doesn’t burn down

City wins a championship and doesn’t burn down

Admit it: If there's one city you thought would pick up on the odd, recent "tradition" of burning cars after a city wins a championship, you figured, 'Cleveland.' Me too.
by Bob Collins

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Get it right? Or get it fast?

Listeners often say all the right things when it comes to offering tips for how journalists should do their jobs -- Don't worry about getting it fast, just get it right. There's just one problem with that very sound piece of advice; in 2016, listeners won't let newsrooms do that.
by Bob Collins

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Becoming Dad

Becoming Dad

'Don't live scared,' a father-to-be said he'd like to teach his kid. It's a neat trick since the prospect of becoming a father is often horrifying.
by Bob Collins

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‘Hamilton’ and scalpers in ticket-selling duel

‘Hamilton’ and scalpers in ticket-selling duel

There's a battle brewing over control of the ticket reselling market for the play, the latest in the ongoing struggle between resellers, sports teams and artists.
by Bob Collins

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