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Relief comes for university kids who don’t know how to do laundry

In an otherwise ordinary news release announcing a 'partnership' between the University of St. Thomas and Laundry Doctor, which will install drop-and-go laundry lockers, it's this paragraph that's gotten the attention of the kids who know how to do laundry after hitting couch cushions for change.
by Bob Collins

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Seven U.S. marshals arrest man over $1,500 student loan

U.S. Marshals are getting tough with student loan delinquents. Fox26 in Houston reports armed marshals -- there's probably not another kind -- have fanned out over the territory to bring the deadbeats to justice.
by Bob Collins

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Woman hits lottery for $200, buys homeless man a room for the night

Woman hits lottery for $200, buys homeless man a room for the night

On Saturday night, Sofia Andrade won $200 on a scratch ticket in the Massachusetts Lottery. It's not a lot of money, of course, but it's still $200 she could've spent on herself. But Andrade didn't spend it on herself.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court candidate with DWI loses appeal

MN Supreme Court candidate with DWI loses appeal

A former candidate for Minnesota Supreme Court has lost her appeal stemming from a 2013 drunk driving arrest that surprised Republican officials in the state two weeks after endorsing her judicial bid.
by Bob Collins

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Lottery winner gets a little love from western Wisconsin

Scott Chiples, of Stoddard, Wis., which is south of La Crosse, thinks Celeste Davis got a raw deal from the Wisconsin lottery.
by Bob Collins

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Against weather odds, an ice tower rises in Superior

Against weather odds, an ice tower rises in Superior

This is the second year Roger Hanson has tried to build an ice tower in Superior. Last year's initial effort failed colossally.
by Bob Collins

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‘Security show’ snares 90-year-old who wants one last dream trip

‘Security show’ snares 90-year-old who wants one last dream trip

Of course, you didn't used to need a passport to return from Canada. But since 2001, the country has been more vigilant against the threat posed by 90-year-old Iowa natives.
by Bob Collins

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Liens for health insurance rile Pine County residents

A Pine County farmer's plight shows the value of reading the fine print when signing up for health insurance under Minnesota's version of Medicaid, known as Medical Assistance. Scott Killerud, of Willow River, signed up for health insurance through MNsure, and found out his income qualified him for Medical Assistance, the Duluth News Tribune reports. They've found out since then that the state has placed liens on their estate to pay for it.
by Bob Collins

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Fargo police ask for help for family of gunman

Fargo police ask for help for family of gunman

Days after a man killed one of his officers, the chief of the Fargo Police Department is asking the public to help the gunman's family.
by Bob Collins

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Scalia and the sexiness of the law

Scalia and the sexiness of the law

His body wasn't cold yet before the partisans began their daily battle. Scalia did not enjoy the luxury of remembrance for something other than his job, although Ruth Bader Ginsberg gave it a collegial try. The two were best friends, she said, her decency obvious. The rest of America? Not so much.
by Bob Collins

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