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Chasing Oil Patch cash (5 x 8 – 10/28/13)

Chasing Oil Patch cash (5 x 8 – 10/28/13)

The call of the green in the Oil Patch, do your trust your teenage driver, the stuff people try to sneak onto planes, how 35,000 people comforted a dying man, and more proof that kids are alright.
by Bob Collins

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Food stamp benefits about to decline

In the 2009 stimulus, Congress increased the amount of money each household gets in food stamps. The temporary hike was intended to help those affected by the economic downturn. That hike expires Friday, Nov. 1.
by Julie Siple

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5 x 8: Vets marching to prevent suicide

5 x 8: Vets marching to prevent suicide

The suicide crisis among vets, drown your town, are you Minnesota enough, students try to revive broadcasting at the U of M, and why locals don't want jobs at ski areas.
by Bob Collins

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Nienstedt denies any clergy sexual abuse cover-up, regrets 'lost confidence'

Nienstedt denies any clergy sexual abuse cover-up, regrets 'lost confidence'

Archbishop John Nienstedt responds for the first time to reporters' questions since an MPR News investigation forced the archdiocese's response to clergy misconduct into the spotlight. "I accept responsibility for addressing the issues that have been raised," he said.
by Madeleine Baran

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NJ Gov. Christie drops same-sex marriage appeal

NJ Gov. Christie drops same-sex marriage appeal

Same-sex couples in a handful of New Jersey communities exchanged marriage vows in the first minutes of Monday, becoming the first to take advantage of a court ruling that forced the state to become the 14th in the nation to recognize same-sex nuptials.

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Pot legalization effort moves east to Maine

Pot legalization effort moves east to Maine

Voters in Portland are being asked whether they want to make it legal for adults 21 and over to possess - but not purchase or sell - up to 2.5 ounces of pot. The Nov. 5 vote is being eyed nationally as momentum grows in favor of legalizing marijuana use.

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Gearing up for gay marriage in Jersey

The state Supreme Court Friday refused to delay a lower-court order for the state to recognize same-sex marriages starting Monday. Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who opposes the practice, says he's not happy but the state will comply.

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Photographer turns lens on men who catcall

Social media was abuzz this week with photographer Hannah Price's portraits of men who catcalled her on the street.

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5 x 8: Adrian Peterson and ‘serial fatherhood’

5 x 8: Adrian Peterson and ‘serial fatherhood’

People on a pedestal and the people who put them there, the men who catcall, keeping it wheel, kindness and cancer, and a goodbye to the Beargrease sled dog race.
by Bob Collins

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