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Sprawl of roadside memorials vex cities

Sprawl of roadside memorials vex cities

It's unlikely we're going to find out who the grumps are in Richfield who complained about the memorials at a bench built to honor a man who was killed in 2017. But from the sound of KARE 11's report, there are plenty of them.
by Bob Collins

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North Dakota considers lifting a Sunday ban

There was a time, whippersnappers, when we couldn't go shopping on Sunday in these parts. The churches ruled retail, at least on that day. Basically, we were then what North Dakota is now.
by Bob Collins

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Love on the chairlift

A growing trend on the slopes makes so much sense, it's surprising nobody thought of it before: chairlift speed dating.
by Bob Collins

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In face of abuse by parents, refs give up

Given the grief that parents at youth games give officials on behalf of their little charges, why would anyone want to be a referee or umpire anymore? In Wisconsin, as elsewhere, they don't.
by Bob Collins

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