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Friday, July 25, 2008

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Barnes & Noble at 1201 42nd St. S., Fargo.
Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble eyeing Walgreens’ mall spot

Fargo’s Barnes & Noble Booksellers might move to the West Acres mall in the store Walgreens is slated to vacate next year.

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Foul matter shuts down pools

Fargo crews begin cleaning after contaminates spoil day
Thursday was déjà vu for hundreds of area swimmers – same hot day, same pool, same poopy problem.

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Air Force missile crew falls asleep

Launch codes remain secure during mishap at N.D. location
Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday.
 

Adding it all up, girls equal the boys

Study shows some parents, teachers still think boys better at math
Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, “Math class is tough!” girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys.
 

Lee

Doctor once broke X-ray rules in Minn.

RapidCare chief moved equipment to Fargo clinics after it was found that lead aprons were not in use.
Dr. Rodney J. Lee, whose license to practice medicine in North Dakota was suspended last week, was fined $6,279 in 2007 for violating Minnesota rules regarding X-ray equipment at a clinic he owns in Moorhead.
 
Sharon Larkin of Fargo displays a shag rag rug she crocheted out of T-shirt knit fabric.
Sharon Larkin

Hobby turns rags into rugs

Fargo woman turns pastime into business
Sharon Larkin is putting her heart into her hobby, thanks in part to triple bypass surgery.

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James Sopko

Man found guilty of taping in shower

Sentencing hearing set for Sept. 2 for Dilworth resident convicted by judge of interfering with privacy.
A judge has found a Dilworth man guilty of seven counts of interfering with privacy for placing a camera in a locker room that captured nude images of seven Concordia College women’s basketball players.
 
Diane Nirschl
David Samson / The Forum Diane Nirschl cools off her granddaughter, Madison Hase, 2, with a garden hose Thursday afternoon in West Fargo. The temperature rose to 86 degrees Thursday in Fargo. Today’s high is 83.
 
 

Alumni reunite for stage magic

There’s something magical about the Trollwood Performing Arts School, and that magic is drawing dozens of its past performers to return to the stage once more.
 

Smoke passing into bar violation

City, tobacco shops adjust to new rules
The debate over what constitutes a tobacco shop and how to make them work with bars and Fargo’s smoking ban is still smoldering.

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Aeronautics panel gives Ness leave with pay

‘Most popular guy in North Dakota’ said to have ‘medial issue’ by commissioner
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, calling the task “unpleasant,” decided unanimously Thursday to put its director, Gary Ness, on administrative leave with pay.

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U.S., including F-M area, gets temporary gas price relief

Gas prices have dropped along with the price for a barrel of oil, with some gas stations adjusting faster than others in the metro area and in North Dakota, resulting in a 40-cent price gap.

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It may pay off later to invest in the stock market now, as a falling market has made prices more affordable.
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Stocks for sale

Investing way to go in slumping economy
If you enjoy a sale, now’s the time to check out stocks and stock mutual funds. The stock market decline means stocks and stock mutual fund shares are cheaper than they used to be.
 
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In “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles from the legendary television series as, respectively, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe

‘X-Files’ flick waste? Believe it

More like overlong TV show than film
The makers of the new “X-Files” movie have done themselves a disservice in coming up with the elongated title, “The X-Files: I Want to Believe.” Really, it just invites a whole bunch of bad jokes, which, unfortunately, are justified.

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MN Vikings
Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress answers questions at a news conference on Thursday at the team’s training camp facility in Mankato. Childress enters his third year at the helm of the Vikings.

Childress in charge

Coach continues to loosen up as critical season approaches
Brad Childress is sporting a bushy goatee, a souvenir left from a recent family getaway to Florida.

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Brett Favre was the most talked-about football player Wednesday in Mankato, Minn., when the Minnesota Vikings began trickling into town for the start of that annual over-hyped drudgery known as training camp.

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