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STAFF BLOG IN THE SPIRIT Bringing back a family tradition
As I shopped for Christmas gift giving this year I tried very hard to buy locally. For the most part I was successful. But after going to every store in town that sells toys and games and not finding...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 3:14 PM
LIVING UNITED Toys for Tots - Thank you!
The United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Area would like to thank the Greater Grand Forks community for supporting our 2012 Toys for Tots drive. With residents help, we were able to provid...
Posted on 12/21/12 at 3:32 PM
REGGIE TALES 1,624 Toys For Tots
1,624. That is the grand total of toys, books, and stuffing stuffers dropped off at the WDAZ Toys For Tots Truck over a two week period in late November and early December. 1,624. That's a lot of toys...
Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:51 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Thanks, Again
With the help of the several big, burly Whalen's Moving & Storageguys, Molly, Stacie, Rob & I had a blast delivering 1,300 of your Toys for Tots donations to United Way of Greater Grand Forks...
Posted on 12/8/12 at 12:24 PM
MODERN-DAY JANE Slippery little buggers.
Do you know what HexBugs are? You totally should. They are kind of awesome little toys, meant to look bugs, but these just eat watch batteries. Most of the Bugs we have are this type, the Original: ...
Posted on 11/3/12 at 4:02 PM
GEORGE WILL: The Pop-Tart terrorist 
Rodney Francis is insufficiently ambitious. The pastor of the Washington Tabernacle Baptist Church in St. Louis has entered the fray over guns, violence and humanity’s fallen nature with a plan for a “buyback” of children’s toy guns. And toy swords and other make-believe weapons.
By George Will , March 10, 2013
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North Dakota woman’s Etsy shop ranks No. 5 for children’s toys
The story of Shannon LaHaise and her handcrafted line of colorful plush dolls, puppy dogs, pink elephants, cuddly owls and googly-eyed monsters starts with Shannon as a young girl, learning to sew alongside her grandmothers.
February 10, 2013
Minnesota man builds, donates more than 400 toys
Small wooden cars, bulldozers, trucks and tractors line a table in Jim Frankard's brightly lit shop. The pine toys are just a few examples of the 450 others the Winona man began making this spring to donate to the Toys for Tots program. Local Toys for Tots organizers say the donation is the largest they've ever received of the kind.
By Associated Press , December 08, 2012
Breastfeeding baby doll: Creepy or groundbreaking?
We've got dolls that wet, crawl and talk. And we've got plenty that come with itty bitty baby bottles. But it's a breastfeeding doll whose suckling sounds are prompted by sensors sewn into a halter top at the nipples of little girls that caught some flak after hitting the U.S. market.
By Leanne Italie , November 19, 2012
Toy company owners sentenced in drug scheme in California
Two sisters who ran a Los Angeles toy company were sentenced on Tuesday to 37 months in federal prison for their role in helping launder money for Colombian drug traffickers over the past 10 years.
By Greg Risling , January 31, 2012
UPDATE: Toy safety report find some fed safety violations
Hidden dangers lurk in some of those less-expensive toys that parents might grab as stocking stuffers this time of year — like a Sesame Street Oscar the Grouch doll.
By Jennifer C. Kerr , November 22, 2011
Toddler rescued from toy crane machine in Pittsburgh mall
Authorities say a 2-year-old girl spent 15 minutes stuck inside a toy crane vending machine in a Pittsburgh-area mall.
By Associated Press , December 10, 2010
Superior, Wis., council rejects ban on fast food toys
Kids can still get their Hello Kitty watches and Transformer action figures with their Happy Meal in Superior, Wis., following a City Council decision Tuesday night.
By Shelley Nelsen , December 08, 2010
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Wisconsin Toys 'R' Us calls cops for help after being overwhelmed by shoppers
Toy store officials in Wisconsin had to call police after getting overwhelmed with shoppers.
By Associated Press , November 26, 2010
Lake Superior Zoo scrounges some unlikely objects for animal toys
Dave Thompson is a zookeeper at Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth who specializes in primates. He uses donated materials and a few odd purchases to provide the Angolan colobus, red ruffed lemurs, callimico and cotton-top tamarins with new experiences and challenges daily.
By John Lundy , July 12, 2010
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OBIT: Walter Fredrick Morrison, 90, inventor of the Frisbee
Utah House Rep. Kay McIff, an attorney who represented Morrison in a royalties case, says Morrison died at his home in Monroe, Utah, on Tuesday. McIff is from Richfield, Morrison's original hometown.
By Doug Alden , February 12, 2010
Toxic metal in kids’ jewelry from China
Barred from using lead in children’s jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows.
By Justin Pritchard , January 10, 2010
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Alexandria pup becomes ill after swallowing magnetic toys
Daisy had swallowed some of her boys’ Magnetix, a magnetic construction toy that consist of a combination of plastic building pieces and steel balls that can be connected to form various shapes and structures. Her boys had received them for Christmas.
By Jo Colvin , January 07, 2010
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