Halloween

What better way to celebrate Fall than by doing an exploding pumpkin demonstration on 'live television.  It should go just as planned.

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When we get older, Halloween becomes less about accumulating candy and more about letting off some steam and having a good time.

However, the mixture of alcohol and costumes are too much for some adult Halloween revelers to handle and their celebrations run them afoul of the law.

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More and more families are looking for a safe way to celebrate Halloween.  Trick or treating has been limited to people you know and trust.  There have been safe events in the Northland in the past, but once you've attending them for two or three years, you start looking for new ideas.  The City of Duluth delivers with two free family-friendly events.

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In the spirit of Halloween, here is a video of a man in zombie making driving through various fast-food restaurant drive-thrus and demanding chicken nuggets. Maybe our favorite reaction comes from the lady w

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Halloween is tomorrow and once again we need to remind motorists to be mindful of increased pedestrian traffic.  Shorter, darker days make it increasingly difficult to spot pedestrians.  The MN DOT also offers tips for drivers and parents and children who are trick or treating.

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So you've spent time picking out that perfect pumpkin.  You couldn't wait.  Now, it's perched on a post, on your deck.  Waiting, waiting, waiting....until YOU have time to carve it.  WHEN will you have time?  Don't worry, you will.  But, until then, here's some tips from Taste of Home to help keep your pumpkin healthy, until you make it a jack-o-lantern.  (with comments from me, Cathy Kates)

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The next time you think it would be funny to scare the living daylights out of someone, you might want to consider this: medical experts say that an intense fright can severely stun the heart, enough even to kill a perfectly healthy human being.

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Shakespeare described the "witching hour" as a time "when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out." Spooky! Equally esteemed author Washington Irving described Halloween night in his classic 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' as a setting full of "fearful shapes and shadows...amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night." Kids all across the country describe it as the night when the entire world gives them all the candy they can eat until they either pass out or develop early on-set diabetes.

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Ok, I'll be the first to admit, even with the Taste of Home picture, I could never make my Spooky Cookie Cottage look like the picture.  But, the main thing to keep in mind is, it's all about the memories your family will make and experiencing the amazing creativity hiding in your child's imagination.  Have fun!

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Dolly Parton has such a sassy sense of humor, she's even open to whole-heartedly accepting the fact that she picked up a "trashy" costume for Halloween. Everyone's favorite country superstar played along with pushy TMZ interviewers recently as they prodded her about her purchase.

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EVERYBODY PANIC!!!!  Ok, got it out of my system, thanks.  But seriously, there really could have been Zombies back in the Stone Age.  Scientists have unearthed human skeletons that had their faces smashed in and separated from their body.  The remains were found under an ancient settlement in Syria.

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Between your foolproof stencil of Justin Bieber's face and an endless supply of premium 99 cent carving tools, you probably envisioned yourself minutes away from that dreamy pop star pumpkin glowing all over your neighbors' jealous faces. What could go wrong?

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