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LITTLE HOUSING CRISIS ON THE PRAIRIE. BY SUSAN SCHORN - - - - Laura and Mary got up early the next morning, for Pa was arranging the financing that day. They rode across the prairie in the covered wagon for a long time. Finally, they stopped. "Here is where our house will be!" Pa said. Laura and Mary hurried to look. All around them stretched the prairie. For miles and miles, there was only grass and prairie hens and wild creatures. "Where is the school?" Ma asked. "Where is the golf course?" Mary wondered. "Where will the tax base come...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 05:17:00 AM
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Students said they won't attend the next school dance if a high school principal's plan to crack down on dirty dancing at school functions is enforced. Not only has Prairie High School Principal Jason Perrins canceled a winter dance, but he wants students to sign a contract and take a training class before they can go to future dances. But his plan is not sitting well with many students. Perrins said dirty dancing at school dances has been a problem for a few years now and the students have been warned, but he said at homecoming a few weeks ago...
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TORONTO — The bearded imam in traditional robe is railing against pop-culture idols, warning Muslims to protect themselves from the evil influences of prime time. “‘American Idol,’ ‘Canadian Idol,’ I say all idols should be smashed,” Baber tells a small congregation sitting on the floor of a makeshift mosque. “‘Desperate Housewives’? Why should they be desperate when they’re only performing their natural womanly duties?” Rayyan, a gorgeous young woman in a headscarf, looks bemused then whispers to her mother “Hey, did you tape last night’s episode?” The scene is from the first episode of the CBC comedy “Little Mosque on...
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Earth, wind & fire CHADRON (AP) -- A number of homes sustained damage Friday night as a wildfire burned across the south side of this Panhandle community. “I can’t tell you the amount, but it is clear it’s significant,” said Aaron Sanderford, a spokesman for Gov. Dave Heineman. There have been no reports of injuries, Sanderford said. Conditions deteriorated rapidly in this town of 5,600 on a day when as many as five wildfires, fueled by temperatures in the 100s and low humidity, charred portions of three counties in northwestern Nebraska. While the majority of the damage was sustained from...
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WALNUT GROVE, Minn. - A 31-year-old woman was found dead in a Walnut Grove apartment when Redwood County sheriff's officers responded to an assault report yesterday afternoon. Authorities say the woman apparently had been beaten, but an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death. The victim's name hasn't been released. A male suspect in the case was found hiding in a wooded area and is being held in Redwood County Jail pending a court appearance.
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