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Stacey Jones returns to the Warriors
Region: MinnesotaStacey Jones, the little man with the big heart talks so easily about playing for the Vulcans at the same time he announced his return to the Warriors from retirement. Jones ia a star at his 33 years old,and althought he did not play last year, before that,he was playing for Les Catalans in a lesser competition compared to the NRL. "It will be a long, hard process coming back," he says. "I know there's a ... more
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More Schools Banning Birthday Cake
Region: Minnesota
Some schools in Minnesota are attempting to curb misbehavior and improve nutrition by putting an end to the tradition of kids bringing birthday treats to class. Celebration Consternation Celebrating a child’s birthday by bringing sweets to school is causing problems in Minnesota, and some school officials are trying to put an end to the matter. Not every parent can afford to supply birthday tre... more
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RIAA's $222,000 verdict set aside. Judge rejects RIAA legal theory, attacks damages
Region: Minnesota
(Duluth, MN, USA) (Recording Industry vs. The People) The RIAA's one jury trial victory in its 5-year litigation campaign against consumers was set aside last week by the Judge who had presided over the trial, due to his realization that he had committed a "manifest error of law" in his instructions to the jurors on the controlling law. The widely reported $222,000 verdict awarded the record companies against a single... more
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A Connection of Disconnects
Region: MinnesotaOne certainly can’t say that the Republican Convention doesn’t bring divergent individuals together. Sometimes, they’re the strangest of strange convention bedfellows. After the preemption of Day One of the RNC extravaganza by Hurricane Gustav on Monday, the GOP was finally off and running on Tuesday. And this time it wasn’t necessarily running away from George W. Bush. They actually let h... more
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Heidi Dalibor, Arrested for Overdue Books
Region: Minnesota
Heidi Dalibor did not think that keeping the library books "Angels and Demons" and "White Oleander" past their due date would end with police taking her from her home in handcuffs. That is exactly what happened to the Grafton, Minnesota woman. Heidi Dalibor admits that she received two notices and two calls that she had to either pay a fine for the books or appear in court. When she ignored the notices, the courts iss... more
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Small Minnesota Town Tries to Purchase Population
Region: Minnesota
Luverne, Minn., a county seat with a population of about 4,000, has clean air, safe parks and new development. In fact, the agricultural town is so confident that people will fall in love with its charms that it is offering $2,000 per member of a family that buys one of 15 city-owned lots and builds a new home there. On top of that initial payout, a package developed by the Luverne Chamber of Commerce offers new res... more
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Teacher Stays On Ride For 20 Hours
Region: Minnesota
When it comes to winning an amusement park ride endurance contest, high school teacher Jim Salava could give lessons in persistence. "I was staying on there until I either puked or they dragged me off," said Salava, who lasted 20 hours on the Avatar Airbender -- 18 of them in motion -- to win the Ride the Tide Challenge at Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America. Salava, 40, of Oakdale, outlasted nine other c... more
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Smiley Face Killers Continue to Confound Investigators
Region: Minnesota
Getting its grisley start in New York city and then wending its wicked way through Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, the strange and horrifying case of the Smiley Face Killers has police officers, detectives, and college students across the United States losing sleep. The trend began nearly a decade ago, and it all seemed at first like random acts of college kid intoxication gone wild and resultin... more
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Contaminated ground beef being recalled
Region: MinnesotaCargill, the agro-business giant announced on Saturday that it is recalling more than 1million pounds of ground beef that may be possibly contaminated with E.coli. The ground beef was produced October 8-11 at Cargill Meat Solutions' plant in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania and distributed to retailers. The contamination of the meat was brought to the notification of Cargill by the State Agricultural Dept found samples produced... more
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Digital River Provides E-Commerce Services for the 2007 Microsoft Office System and Windows Vista
Region: MinnesotaDelivers software downloads via Windows Marketplace MINNEAPOLIS--(January 31, 2007)--Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced that it is providing e-commerce services to support the online sale and download of 2007 Microsoft Office system products and Windows Vista in the United States. The 2007 Office and Windows Vista products are being sold through M... more
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