The 2009 Grandma's Marathon is now over and two American's, Christopher Raabe and Mary Akor have won for the men and the women. This was the 33rd Grandma's Marathon in Duluth. Christopher was the first American...
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I heard about Finnfest about a year ago, from my friend at Newsvine. But this year it has got much publicity, because president Tarja Halonen visits the Finnfest."Around 10,000 Americans of Finnish descent are...
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The poor cowboys out there on the Iron Range! ;}Although this is a serious weather story, I must admit that everytime I hear the words "Iron Range" I think of Da Yoopers and their song about the guy...
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retro pinupBorn in Duluth, Minnesota in the year 1937, Jerry 'Baron' von Lind was the
fourth son of Alma & Hjalmar von Lind. His father Hjalmar was born the son
of Baron Johann von Lind in a small town...
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Apparently Highway I-35, which runs from Laredo, TX., to Duluth, MN, is the opposite of a Highway to Hell; members of Christian groups located near the highway are saying that it was mentioned in the Bible (as...
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Jammie Thomas, a Native American from Minnesota, is one of 26,000 people the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sued over the past four years for alleged use of music “file-sharing” software."A single mother who took a stand against America’s biggest...
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"When questioned by Richard Gabriel, lead counsel for the record labels, Pariser suggested that what millions of music fans do is actually theft. The dirty deed? Ripping your own CDs or downloading songs you already own."
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"As she awaits trial as the "Mansion Madam," Lisa Ann Taylor is looking for job, caring for kittens and girding for a bruising legal fight.
Prosecutors say the former Penthouse Pet charged clients up to $10,000 to perform sex acts in her million-dollar house in the Sugarloaf...
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" May 29, 2007 Minnesota - A man died in a house fire in Duluth's East End early this morning after firefighters were unable to resuscitate him. The fire was reported about 2 a.m. at 2626 Jefferson St. by a person who ran into the Holiday Station at 26th Avenue East and...
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
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"Somewhere between the seediness of a trucker-friendly diner in Florida and the glamour of Vegas, Lisa Ann Taylor watched a stage full of young, beautiful naked women.
She'd been on stages like this for 23 years...
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" TORONTO (CP) - The Anglican Church of Canada marked what it called a "historic moment" in its history Thursday as it introduced Mark MacDonald as its first bishop representing aboriginals in an effort to heal a long-standing rift with the country's First Nations. MacDonald,...
"Who is Taylor? "Taylor is better known by the stage name Melissa Wolf, a Penthouse Pet of the Month from 1985 and star of several X-rated films. Taylor's alleged business partner, Nicole Alaine Probert, 30, of Lawrenceville, uses the name Naughty Nikki and Brigit Foxxx...
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According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
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