GOP Considering Delaying Convention
Region: Minnesota
The Washington Post as well as the Houston Chronicle reported late Thursday evening that the Republican Party is considering delaying their presidential convention in Minneapolis due to the eventual landfall of Hurricane Gustav in the Gulf Coast. The storm is growing in intensity and all models show that it will most likely hit the city of New Orleans. McCain campaign spokerpersons mentioned this possibili... more
Views: 618Rory Zitur, Deloris Heald, Gary Heald Dead in Murder-Suicide
Region: Minnesota
Police in Elk River, Minnesota discovered three dead bodies and are now investigating a murder-suicide they believe stemmed from an online swingers club. Gary Heald, 59, shot and killed Rory Zitur at Zitur's St. Michael Minnesota home before returning to his own house and shooting his wife and himself to death in their basement. 56 year-old Deloris Heald's employer contacted police when she didn't ... more
Views: 5019Minnesota Bear Killed with Head Stuck in Jar
Region: Minnesota
The young male bruin had been wandering around the Frazee area prior to and during the town’s weekend Turkey Days celebration, spending six days with the large plastic jar stuck on its head before police decided to shoot it. They did not have a tranquilizer gun available at the time, despite having been tracking the bear for days. The police were criticized for killing the bear, receiving “dozens” ... more
Views: 566A Close Look at Embezzlement
Region: MinnesotaEmbezzlement is a crime committed when a person entrusted with another person’s money or property illegally takes it for his own use. This crime is not like a robbery, where a thief takes something that belongs to someone else. The owner has already turned the property over to the embezzler. Embezzlement is a modern crime. In e... more
Views: 929Minnesota Activists Tell Coleman: No Bandage Fix for Health Care
Region: Minnesota
by Mike Hall, Jul 23, 2008 Bandages may work OK for scraped knees, but as Working America members and union activists in Minnesota told Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) today, the nation’s broken health care system needs serious and comprehensive reform—not a “Bandage Solution.” The activists marched to Coleman’s office in St. Paul and at a press conference outside the office delivered a lon... more
Views: 520A Look at Lunar Eclipses
Region: MinnesotaLunar Eclipses take place only during a full moon, but they do not occur every full moon. This is because the path of the moon around the Earth varies about 6 degrees from the path of the Earth around the sun. Because of this difference, the moon frequently passes either above or below the Earth’s shadow, and escapes being eclipsed. A total lunar eclipse may last an hour... more
Views: 992Strip2Clothe Clothing Drive Sparks Controversy
Region: Minnesota
A drive seeking clothing donations for homeless youth has come under fire for its risqué marketing campaign. The Strip2Clothe drive encourages people to post videos of themselves stripping to music with clothing companies donating items depending on the popularity of the videos. The Strip2Clothe campaign is sponsored by Virgin Mobile, a cellphone company and the National Network For Youth (NN4Y), a lobbying gro... more
Views: 2572Basilica Block Party July 11, 12 in Minneapolis
Region: Minnesota
The 14th annual Basilica Block Party is scheduled for this weekend, July 11 and 12, in Minneapolis, MN. Headlining musical acts for this years' party include Ziggy Marley, OneRepublic and Gavin Rossdale. The Basilica Block Party, a fundraising event for the Basilica of Saint Mary. The event will be held in the presence of the Basilica at 88 N 17th St., Minneapolis. The Basilica Block Party is expected to draw 20... more
Views: 2356Amateur Golf Champ Maria Jose Uribe in Second Place at U.S. Women's Open
Region: Minnesota
After one round of the U.S. Women's Open at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, MN, Maria Jose Uribe, an amateur, is in second place. Uribe, a native of Bucaramanga, Columbia is the reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion. She posted a four under 69 on Thursday and trails South Korea's Ji Young Oh by two strokes. Maria Jose Uribe is one of two amateurs in the top ten after one round at the open. She is joined by America... more
Views: 1760Remembering professional wrestling's Eddie Guerrero
Region: MinnesotaIn every sport, there is a man who catches the hearts of fans and critics alike. In the WWE, that man was Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero had catapulted to main event status, when he defeated Brock Lesner for the WWE Heavyweight Championship at No Way Out 2004. Since then, Eddie Guerrero had competed in many great championship matches. His unique personality and ent... more
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