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Why I won't be watching 'Weight of the Nation'
Count me out of the audience tonight when "Weight of the Nation," the much-anticipated HBO documentary about obesity in the United States, makes its television debut. If the trailers and pre-show pub...
Posted on 5/14/12 at 11:08 AM
Bake (Biscuits) for your best (canine) friend
UPS has been making frequent deliveries to our house this holiday season. One of those guys who drops packages at our door always remembers our Golden Retriever, Wrigley, with a couple of big biscui...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 11:30 AM
Should Hasan face charges of treason?
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, last week, is awake, according to CNN. I've had this thought in the back of my my head since that shooting that Hasan...
Posted on 11/9/09 at 6:54 AM
US boom transforming global oil trade
NEW YORK — The surge in oil production in the U.S. and Canada and shrinking oil consumption in the developed world is transforming the global oil market.By JONATHAN FAHEY , May 14, 2013
Missile in scrapped test was to come from Minot
MINOT — Air Force officials and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven say the intercontinental ballistic missile for a planned test launch that was scrapped last month because of mounting tensions with North Korea was to have come from the Minot Air Force Base missile field.May 14, 2013
Tears of a different sort flow after historic gay marriage vote
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tears of sadness that rolled down faces of gay Minnesotans and their supporters two years ago became tears of joy today as Minnesota senators voted to allow same-sex couples to wed.By Don Davis , May 13, 2013
Is there a morale crisis in the US nuclear force?
WASHINGTON — Beyond the Air Force's embarrassing suspension of 17 nuclear missile launch officers lie two broader questions.By ROBERT BURNS , May 11, 2013
Minnesota House votes to allow gay marriage
Minnesota is a vote and a signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage.By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , May 09, 2013
General orders extra review of Minot AFB nuke crew failings
WASHINGTON — The general who commands the nation's nuclear forces said Thursday he has ordered further review of failings discovered among Air Force officers who operate nuclear missiles. But he told Congress Thursday he was not alarmed by their shortcomings.By ROBERT BURNS , May 09, 2013
Minnesota gay marriage talk includes money as historic vote nears
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Most debate about today’s historic Minnesota House vote to allow same-sex marriage centers on religious and moral issues, but money also slips into the discussion.By Don Davis , May 08, 2013
Minnesota terror suspect returns to federal court today
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Montevideo, Minn., man who was apprehended as federal authorities seized explosive devices from his parent’s home will appear in federal court today.May 08, 2013
Air Force sidelines 17 ICBM officers at Minot; Commander cites 'rot' in nuke force
By ROBERT BURNS , May 08, 2013
Wet spring brings troubling start to corn planting nationwide
ST. LOUIS — John Reifsteck looks out at his muddy 1,800-acre central Illinois farm and wonders when he'll get to plant.May 07, 2013
Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
WASHINGTON — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers.By ALAN FRAM , May 07, 2013
US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American
WASHINGTON — The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state.May 06, 2013
Scenic, struggling S. Illinois braces for oil rush
May 06, 2013
Bipartisan group in Congress opposes Homeland Security idea to charge for entry to US
By Mike Nowatzki , April 30, 2013
Lung Association: Dakotas among best in clean air
BISMARCK — Two cities in the Dakotas are among the top four in the nation when it comes to clean air, according to an American Lung Association report released Wednesday.April 24, 2013
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