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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
VIDEO: Strange jelly-like blobs found on patio near Dent
An Otter Tail County couple woke up Saturday to find strange jelly-like blobs on their patio at their home near Dent. “(My husband) happened to look out and saw what looked like hail. It wasn't very many of them,” said Debra Eull. “They’re little jelly blobs,”
By Rob Kupec , May 22, 2012
SD man's lawsuit says circumcision 'robbed' him 
A South Dakota prison inmate is suing the hospital where he was circumcised as a newborn, saying he only recently became aware that he'd undergone the procedure and that it robbed him of his sexual prowess.
By Associated Press , April 16, 2012
Squid mystery shows up on shore of South Union Lake in Alexandria, Minn.
It began as a mystery. Last Friday afternoon, the Alexandria (Minn.) Echo Press received a call from a resident on South Union Lake with a weird tip: He came across what appeared to be a dead squid lying on the ground of the public access on South Union Lake, just a few feet from the water.
By Al Edenloff , March 27, 2012
Behind schedule: Moorhead paid visit by 'Original Butt Sketch' artist
Krandel Lee Newton, who calls himself the “Original Butt Sketch” artist, is from Dallas. He spent four hours at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead on Thursday sketching peoples’ backsides. His title is a little misleading, though: he sketches more than just rear ends.
By Forum Communications , March 23, 2012
Prom closed to Twin Cities student's porn-star dates, so he's planning alternative event
Officials at the Oakdale school are forbidding Mike Stone, an 18-year-old senior, from bringing the women to the May 12 prom. So Stone said he will have an alternative party, a "porn prom," the same time as the conventional prom. Whatever happens, Stone has created a whirlwind of gossip at school -- and online.
By Bob Shaw , March 23, 2012
Golden Gate Bridge part of 85-mile ride by kitten in van's engine compartment
A Santa Cruz County (Calif.) Animal Shelter spokesman says the 8-month-old female feline was probably just looking for a warm place to sleep.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2012
Yoda, reigning 'world's ugliest dog,' dies in California
Yoda, who was 15 when she died Saturday, won the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma Marin Fair for her short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, seemingly hairless legs.
By Associated Press , March 18, 2012
Bobblehead dolls of gun-holding Lincoln assassin Booth pulled from Gettysburg park visitor center shelves
The dolls of John Wilkes Booth with a handgun, which had sold well, were removed from shelves on Saturday, a day after a reporter for Hanover, Pa.'s The Evening Sun newspaper asked about them, officials said.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2012
Oregon nursing aide jailed after disturbing Facebook posts from nursing home
A jury convicted Nai Mai Chao, 26, of invasion of personal privacy late last month. She was released from prison on Friday.
By Associated Press , March 08, 2012
Dogs, property damage prompt mail delivery suspension to Rochester, Minn., mobile home park
Broken sidewalks, mailboxes in disrepair, junked cars and roaming dogs are cited by the Postal Service in ending delivery to the neighborhood.
By Associated Press , March 08, 2012
McFather of our country: McNugget resembling George Washington nets $8,100 on eBay
Rebekah Speight of Dakota City, Neb., sold the three-year-old McNugget to raise money for a drive to raise $15,000 and send 50 children to summer church camp in Sioux City.
By Associated Press , March 06, 2012
Michigan woman's 'Godzilla' is 25-pound harassing turkey
An Oakland County, Michigan, woman says she's become a prisoner on her own property, stalked and harassed by an aggressive turkey that also has bit a friend.
By Associated Press , March 05, 2012
Zoo offers poop for planting
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, S.C., is offering lucky gardeners a chance to put in orders for its famed poop produced by elephants, giraffes and zebras.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2012
Colorado governor mistakingly calls lieutenant governor ‘rising sex star’
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s flattering comments about Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia turned into a bit of a flub. The governor mistakenly referred to Garcia as a “rising sex star” Wednesday. He made the remark while introducing him at a childhood literacy event attended by about 40 children at a Denver elementary school.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2012
Hank the cat sets sights on U.S. Senate
A new U.S. Senate candidate in Virginia wears a tie, has a campaign website and even launched an ad. One big difference? He has a thick coat of fur.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2012
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