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Husband of woman who died outside locked ER gets an apology… and hugs

Peter DeMarco, whose wife died from an asthma attack outside the locked ER door of a hospital , met with the hospital's CEO, chief medical officer, and head nurse on Tuesday, a week after DeMarco, a writer, described his wife's ordeal in the Boston Globe Magazine.
by Bob Collins

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Nurse ignored path to safety in wildfire; headed for the hospital instead

Nurse ignored path to safety in wildfire; headed for the hospital instead

Allyn Pierce is just the kind of hero America has been looking for. It's a shame that it took the California wildfire to shine a light on and the hundreds of others being created daily in the horrific disaster that's still unfolding.
by Bob Collins

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Free speech, porn present headache for UW-La Crosse

Upon further review, Joe Gow, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor, has determined it wasn't a good idea for him to invite a porn star to come to campus to speak. But he blames the media.
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin dad: No blame for day care owner where son was killed

Nate Liedl, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., would've liked to have had more than the 8 hours a week a family court had given him to spend with his six-month-old son, Jaxon Hunter, the infant who was killed, apparently by a 10-year-old girl at the infant's day care.
by Bob Collins

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The bad government of the MN Legislature’s final hours

If ever there was a lab rat to experiment with bad government, the final days of a Minnesota legislative session is it. In the rush to get the things done that they should've gotten done in the many months they were given, lawmakers often pass bill they haven't read and have no idea what their impact will be. Sometimes they do and pass them anyway.
by Bob Collins

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Behold, the power of the singing nurse

Here’s your daily dose of sweetness: Brenda Buurstra, a nurse in Kalamazoo, Mich., says she sings to patients all the time; it’s just that the video that someone took of her the other day is the first time she “got caught.” Roberta Lytle — that’s her dad in the bed — is the one who…
by Bob Collins

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God love ya, Gardy!

But can we just pause for just a moment to observe the legend of Ron Gardenhire, who showed up for today's news conference, on Veteran's Day, with a North St. Paul American Legion hat?
by Bob Collins

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