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Just Saturday I was with my family in Canal Park and as we saw a large group of kids swimming at 'The Cribs, that big concrete structure not far off shore.  I thought to myself, that water has to be cold and as I watched kids jump in I hoped they'd be okay with no lifeguards at that location.

So sad to find out that on Monday a young boy jumped in, never surfaced, and that it wasn't until 32 minutes later that rescue crews located him under the water.

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This is paintball at its most extreme!  I've done some paintball and enjoyed the rush, then later experienced the welts.  I admit I'm not a great shot so I make up for it by firing as much as possible, which made a friend of mine very unhappy as he fell to the ground after I overdid it a bit firing on him.

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Is there any home accessory more fought over than the remote control? TV-loving dads have long had to establish that they are masters of their domain by commandeering the clicker from the kids.

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Sleeping in the same bed with a partner can sometimes be a pain, especially if one of you steals blankets or you can’t agree on how hot or cold the room should be.

But a growing body of research suggests sharing a bed can actually be good for your health.

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I was at a bar hosting a party one time. I always make the rounds in the hopes of meeting new people. I look down the bar and all I can see is the din of light from phones on the faces of all the people at the bar. I even went up to a couple and said, "How is your date going?". They said, "We're having fun, it's our first date". Here they were on a date, texting and not talking.

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I've had a curse put on since the last walleye I missed in July 2006.  I had pretty good luck, catching nice walleyes all that summer.  Then one day, I missed the biggest walleye of my life.  The thing was huge, well over 30 inches. 

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I can't believe anyone would think this is a good idea, but watch these this guy attempt to be funny with a game of 'peek-a-boo' by putting a toddler in a washing machine!  What he did not realize is that the machine has an auto-lock feature and the baby was instantly trapped inside as the machine started up and began to cycle

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We just received word from Kelly at Wildwoods that a little bear cub (raccoon size) is wandering in the area of Swan Lake Road and West Arrowhead Road in Duluth.  He was last seen on West Morgan and Yosemite.  We want to make sure this little guy is secured safely by taking the following action.

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Earlier this week you may have heard of a construction project in Duluth that would have closed the Northbound I-535 ramp over Garfield Avenue in Duluth.

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The main thing to keep in mind is to check your area for restrictions before you burn, and obtain proper permits so that you are aware of restrictions which may impact you.  Best to error on the side of caution on this.  While many burning restrictions remain in place, the Department of Natural Resources is lifting them in several northern Minnesota counties yet this week.

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The 2012 Minnesota fishing opener is upon us!  Wisconsin got a head start but now it's game on for everyone.  Minnesota sells about 1.3 million fishing licenses each year and a large percentage of those people will be out this weekend (with mom's permission of course).

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These pictures don't do my new hair color (right) justice.  You just can't duplicate the vibrancy of my R E D (thanks to Doug and Shear Katz Salon) in the sunlight!!!

Let me lay the background:  my heritage is unique.  Half Filipino and half Irish.  The Filipino  gives me olive skin.  Some say the Irish half gives me a bit of a temper, (I have no idea what they're talking about), what I DO know, is it gives me red highlights in my otherwise plain dark brown/black hair.

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