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UND NEWS UND Flying Team in national competition: second by inches
The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team took second with a score of 355, only four points behind the winner, out of 28 schools at the National Intercollegiate Flying Associations (NIFAs) Safe...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 2:01 PM
THE GAY AGENDA Moving on up
Today's Forum carries an interesting story where a number of couples were interviewed regarding their plans for the future now that Minnesota has made same gender marriage legal. Minnesota Marriage ...
Posted on 5/19/13 at 10:10 AM
FARGO SCHOOL TALK WATCH D.O.G.S. invade north side elementary
An idea to get fathers more involved in the school their child attends has taken hold in a northside elementary, thanks to an employee at a southside one. Laura Sokolofsky, counselor at Jefferson El...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 8:37 AM
BEST FRIENDS ND It's National Teacher Appreciation Week!
How will you say thank you? Open Letter to Teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day Dear Teachers, There is a Japanese proverb that says, "Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one d...
Posted on 5/6/13 at 11:46 AM
MSUM Paralegal professor authors national textbook
Richard N. Jeffries, an adjunct professor for the Personal Injury class in the Paralegal Department at MSUM, has authored a revolutionary new textbook on torts and personal injury. The textbook, pub...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 2:58 PM
Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition.
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs
YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was shot down and taken prisoner on his 179th bombing mission during the Vietnam War.
By GILLIAN FLACCUS,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
Boy Scouts vote on policy toward openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
By DAVID CRARY,Associated Press NOMAAN MERCHANT,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong.
By MALCOLM RITTER,AP Science Writer , May 23, 2013
Storm took town's youngest as it swept through
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., it took with it 24 lives. Seven of them were children at Plaza Towers Elementary school; two were only babies.
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN,Associated Press DAVID A. LIEB,Associated Press RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI,Associated Press SEAN MURPHY,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.
May 23, 2013
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
By KRISTEN WYATT,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
DENVER (AP) — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election.
By DAN ELLIOTT,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
By KYLE HIGHTOWER,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube.
By KATHY MATHESON,Associated Press , May 23, 2013
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