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Church gives pizza delivery person $1,000 tip

In suburban Columbus, Ohio, a church ordered a pizza during a service and when the delivery person delivered it, the pastor asked her what was the largest tip she'd ever received. Told it was $10, he delivered this.
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Dead-end jobs: Mail carriers, meter readers, reporters

This probably won't come as much of a shock to mail carriers, but this is a really lousy time to be a mail carrier, according to a new survey.
by Bob Collins

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Veda Ponikvar, America’s ‘Iron Lady,’ dies at 96

Veda Ponikvar, America’s ‘Iron Lady,’ dies at 96

By all accounts, there'll never be another force on the Iron Range like Veda Ponikvar, of Chisholm, who died yesterday at 96.
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The limits of passion (revisited)

Five years ago today, I wrote a little blog post here about this guy, Gabriel Nderitu, an I.T. worker in Kenya who had a passion to fly an airplane he built himself, using only what he learned on the Internet. For a few days, he became the darling of the Internet. Nobody had the heart…
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The cure for all-male, all-white panels

The cure for all-male, all-white panels

If white men are really interested in supporting diversity in the public space, the very best thing they can do to achieve it, is sit down and be quiet.
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Why must you disappear in October, baseball?

If you don't have cable TV, the baseball postseason doesn't exist. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the arm of the sport that controls its media presence, has locked down online access. Even as it advertises its At Bat app to view the playoff games, it's blacked out many of the games, presumably to protect the rights of the cable TV networks who have purchased them.
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Target Center still not ready for its makeover

Target Center still not ready for its makeover

The Timberwolves and Lynx announced today that the Target Center renovation will be delayed again. Times are too good in the construction business so costs have been going up.
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MN Appeals Court: Cops need warrant for DUI blood test

A divided court ruled a blood draw is more invasive than a breath test and so requires a warrant. The decision reins in Minnesota's law criminalizing suspected DUI drivers who refuse alcohol testing.
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How not to lay people off

Do you have any "favorite" layoff stories to share?
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The descriptions and accounts

The Twitter accounts of Deadspin SB Nation were suspended yesterday after the NFL and other sports leagues complained that GIFs -- 6 second animated videos -- were being posted.
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