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Can't get enough over-analysis?
I'm going to assume you know about my neurotic tendency to over-analyze things. Rest assured that it doesn't stop at text messages. As many readers commented on the texting article, any kind of commun...
Posted on 7/27/11 at 9:36 PM
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How much is too much political spending?
I was watching Face the Nation yesterday and amazed at how much money is being spent on this election. Here's part of the show transcript: "BOB SCHIEFFER: Today on FACE THE NATION, its all about the ...
Posted on 10/25/10 at 8:30 AM
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Bake (Biscuits) for your best (canine) friend
UPS has been making frequent deliveries to our house this holiday season. One of those guys who drops packages at our door always remembers our Golden Retriever, Wrigley, with a couple of big biscui...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 10:30 AM
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Lots of big stakes in nickname debate
Now that the City Beat is playing catch up, let's talk a little about last week's court hearing on the Fighting Sioux nickname. Briefly, nickname supporters from the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation are sui...
Posted on 12/14/09 at 5:34 AM
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Investigators find 200 more photos in Los Angeles teacher sex abuse case

The scandal embroiling an elementary school where two teachers were arrested last week on lewdness charges widened Wednesday with revelations of 200 more inappropriate photos of children and that one teacher sent warmly written birthday cards and presents to students who participated in his "games."

By Christina Hoag and Greg Risling , February 08, 2012

Washington State authorities will investigate 911 call in Powell fire

A social worker pleaded with a 911 dispatcher throughout a nearly seven-minute call to quickly get police to Josh Powell's house after he locked himself inside with his two sons. It took almost two minutes from the start of the call for the dispatcher to learn Powell's address and more than three minutes to understand that she was there to supervise a child custody visit. Near the end of the call, she asked how long before officers could get there.

By Gene Johnson and Mike Baker , February 08, 2012

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Several hundred more photos found in California teacher abuse case

Los Angeles County investigators say they have found an additional 200 photos allegedly taken by a former teacher accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children over a five-year period.

By Christina Hoag , February 08, 2012

UPDATE: Missouri teen who killed girl, 9, gets life with chance of parole (VIDEO)

UPDATE: Missouri teen who killed girl, 9, gets life with chance of parole (VIDEO) VIDEO: Watch at bottom of article.
A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl's family and was sentenced to a potential lifetime in prison.

By David A. Lieb , February 08, 2012

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House Dems critical of lax oil, gas drilling oversight on public lands

The report focuses on drilling activity on federal land in 17 states from early 1998 to early 2011, when more than 2,000 citations for safety and drilling violations were issued to 335 companies but only 6 percent resulted in monetary fines, to about $274,000, for 64 companies.

By Matthew Daly , February 08, 2012

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Indiana stage builder cited in August 2011 state fair collapse

Indiana stage builder cited in August 2011 state fair collapse The State Labor Department says the company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse showed "plain indifference" to safety standards.

By Charles Wilson , February 08, 2012

5-time NASA shuttle astronaut Janice Voss dies of cancer at 55

NASA astronaut Janice Voss first worked for the space agency as a teenager and flew five shuttle missions in seven years.

By Associated Press , February 08, 2012

Missing Utah mother case called a murder

Missing Utah mother case called a murder Authorities have been investigating the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder for at least several months, while they publicly left open the possibility that the Utah mother might be found alive.

By Brian Skoloff and Mike Baker , February 07, 2012

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California gay marriage ban struck down

California gay marriage ban struck down Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of gays.

By Lisa Leff , February 07, 2012

Komen official quits after Planned Parenthood funding dispute

Komen official quits after Planned Parenthood funding dispute A vice president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure resigned Tuesday, saying the breast cancer charity should have stood by its politically explosive decision to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood.

By Ray Henry , February 07, 2012

Los Angeles district tries to restore trust in school

Los Angeles district tries to restore trust in school When students return to the school where two teachers were jailed last week for alleged lewdness, they'll have new teachers in their classrooms, a new principal in the front office and new workers serving lunch.

By Raquel Maria Dillon , February 07, 2012

Man who warned of equipment quirk before Challenger disaster dies

Roger Boisjoly, who died at 73, had written an ominous memo to his supervisors at Morton Thiokol six months before the shuttle launched on Jan. 28, 1986. He told the company that cold weather could compromise the seals connecting sections of the rocket boosters they manufactured. Boisjoly and four other engineers pleaded with supervisors for a delay the night before the launch, as temperatures dipped below freezing.

By Associated Press , February 07, 2012

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UPDATE: 'Big Blue Apple' ticker-tape parade greets Super Bowl champions

UPDATE: 'Big Blue Apple' ticker-tape parade greets Super Bowl champions Mayor Michael Bloomberg has declared New York City to be the "Big Blue Apple" in honor of the New York Giants' Super Bowl win.

By Verena Dobnik , February 07, 2012

CDC: Bread, rolls biggest source of salt in American diet

CDC: Bread, rolls biggest source of salt in American diet The surprising finding comes in a government report released today that includes a list of the top 10 sources of sodium. Salty snacks such as potato chips, pretzels and popcorn actually came in at the bottom of the list compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even CDC officials were amazed that just 10 foods are responsible for 44 percent of the sodium consumed.

By Mike Stobbe , February 07, 2012

Obama increases spending on Alzheimer's research

In a two-part plan announced today, the National Institutes of Health immediately will devote an extra $50 million dementia research, on top of the $450 million a year it currently spends. The boost opens the possibility that at least one stalled study of a possible therapy might get to start soon.

By Lauran Neergaard , February 07, 2012

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