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Judge to decide outcome of high school football game

Judge to decide outcome of high school football game

High school sports can be a great teacher. In Oklahoma the lesson for the kids is 'become a lawyer; there's plenty of work.'
by Bob Collins

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Cops pull cars over, give drivers presents

Cops pull cars over, give drivers presents

If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping yet, might we suggest you speed through the streets of Lowell, Michigan (east of Grand Rapids) -- maybe have a car with illegally tinted windows to increase your odds of being stopped by the cops.
by Bob Collins

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The Person of the Year: The Ebola fighter

The Person of the Year: The Ebola fighter

Boom! Take that, cyncical politicians who vilified the people who actually did something to help people this year.
by Bob Collins

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Cheap shot hockey fires up Wild

Cheap shot hockey fires up Wild

Tough hockey or cheap shot? Minnesota Wild defenseman Keith Ballard appeared to suffer a seizure of some sort after he was checked last night by New York Islander forward Matt Martin.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The innocent man

1,000 Words: The innocent man

Kwame Ajamu didn't kill anybody. But he spent 27 years in prison for murder anyway.
by Bob Collins

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Hallmark pulls gift wrapping over swastika claim

Hallmark pulls gift wrapping over swastika claim

Someone in America thinks Hallmark is secretly embracing Nazis and Hallmark is too skittish too just say, '"sometimes intersecting lines are simply intersecting lines.'
by Bob Collins

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Engagement, wedding rings dropped in red kettle

Engagement, wedding rings dropped in red kettle

Every year, the Salvation Army red kettles turn up all sorts of interesting "contributions." In these parts, someone regularly drops in thousands of dollars, and occasionally the gold coin. This contribution, made in Massachusetts, might be the most poignant ever.
by Bob Collins

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Soldiers on a pedestal

In its intention to right the wrongs against the returning Vietnam veteran in the '70s, has the country gone overboard in saluting the soldier in 2014?
by Bob Collins

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Obama delivers ‘The Word’

Obama delivers ‘The Word’

President Obama took over Stephen Colbert's job last night.
by Bob Collins

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