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A NICE RING TO IT: BLOGGING LIVE FROM NORTH DAKOTA Everything I touch dies.
If you haven't caught on already, I'm a bit of a cynic. I have some serious bouts of bad luck. I'm generally somewhat pessimistic. I enjoy sarcasm. I stress and worry like it's my job because I feel...
Posted on 6/29/11 at 5:28 PM
DIRTY LAUNDRY Explain normal
I used to think there was nothing worse than a bored 4-year-old. I stand corrected. Bored teenagers are just as fretful. I was standing in the garage with my husband yesterday, having just gotten home...
Posted on 7/9/10 at 10:00 AM
STAFF BLOG THE CITY BEAT Herald hearts haters
A fax from the Westboro Baptist Church arrived just a little while ago in our newsroom and it was so delightfully demented it made our night: THANK GOD FOR RECORD FLOODING IN NORTH DAKOTA! God s...
Posted on 3/25/09 at 5:31 PM
Cyprus drops gambling charges against 98-year-old 
Cyprus’ attorney general has dropped gambling charges against about 40 elderly women, including a 98-year-old, whose weekly poker-and-bridge party had been raided by police.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2012
Belfast police catch would-be burglar stuck in door letterbox
Police say it wasn’t too hard to nab one would-be Belfast burglar — he managed to get his arm stuck while trying to reach through a front door letterbox.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2012
Dentist buys Elvis’s crown to add to tooth collection
A dentist in central Alberta has shelled out nearly $10,000 to buy a dental crown made for rock legend Elvis Presley.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2012
Man accused of stuffing flat screen in pants
A Columbia Heights, Minn., man is accused of stealing a 19-inch flat screen television from an Eagan business by stuffing it down his pants.
By Herald Staff Report , February 25, 2012
Quebec road stunt with couch, sleigh leaves 1 dead, another charged
Police say a group of young men decided to put a couch on a sleigh, hitch the sleigh to a van and go for a ride along a country road. The result was deadly.
By Canadian Press , February 20, 2012
Man serves his 98-year-old Connecticut mom eviction papers
A Connecticut woman whose son served her with eviction papers says she's upset and wants to stay in the home where she raised her children.
By Christoffersen , February 17, 2012
Ban on 'Piggyback Bandit' antics covers 5 states
The 28-year-old man's antics stretch back to 2008 and had been mainly confined to Washington and Oregon. But since last fall, he has worked his way east to Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota, leaving a trail of befuddled athletes in his wake.
By Matt Volz , February 16, 2012
Air Mutant? Digit count tips cops to Michael Jordan counterfeit sneakers
A logo of Michael Jordan with too many fingers and other tips led Gwinnett County, Ga., police to seize 78 pairs of Nike sneakers that authorities contend are counterfeit.
By Associated Press , February 15, 2012
Big crowds expected Tuesday at broken hearts museum
What becomes of a teddy bear that was once a Valentine’s Day present? A wedding dress from a marriage gone awry? All are on display at the Museum of Broken Relationships in the Croatian capital, each with written testimonies telling tales of passion, romance and heartbreak.
By Darko Bandic , February 14, 2012
Who won War of 1812? Depends whether you ask Canadians or Americans
Timeline: Bottom of articleThe War of 1812 may be one of the world's oddest conflicts, if only because both sides are confident they won.
By John Ward , February 13, 2012
'Piggyback Bandit' banned from high school sports in Minn., N.D.
Sherwin Shayegan, 28, has a history of jumping on the backs of high school athletes.
By Associated Press , February 10, 2012
Love is in the, um, air? N.Y.C. sewage plant offers Valentine's Day tours
The tour host and superintendent of the Newtown Creek Wastewater treatment plant in Brooklyn tells the New York Daily News it'll be a unique date, and one that special someone will never forget.
By Associated Press , February 10, 2012
Facing criminal trial, Florida multimillionaire adopts girlfriend, 42
Judge: Action takes court 'into a legal twilight zone'Critics say it is an attempt by John Goodman to shield some of his fortune from the accident victim's family. But at least one legal expert says a judge is likely to see through the maneuver and prevent the 48-year-old owner of the International Polo Club in Palm Beach from benefiting from it.
By Matt Sedensky , February 09, 2012
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