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Matthew Heisler, 21, died in a house fire last March. His heart still beats. Read more →
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If Tim Stahl, of Greenfield, Minn., hadn’t stepped forward to put his money where his heart is, dozens of others would have. Read more →
It is often hard for mere mortals to fathom the grace that can surround dying. Read more →
The St. Cloud Times profiles Debbie Larsen today as part of its series, ‘Scars of Service.’ After three family members took their own lives, she’s become a passionate advocate for suicide awareness and prevention.
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Former state rep John Kriesel isn’t a fan of using the Minnesota National Guard to fight the Ebola epidemic. Read more →
Here’s your daily dose of sweetness and heartbreak.
It’s Chris Picco of Loma Linda, Calif., playing music for his dying son.
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Westminster, Massachusetts, a little rural town deep in the heart of the ancestral homeland of NewsCut, became a national battleground in smokers’ ‘rights’ this week when it was poised to become the first community in the country to ban the sale of tobacco products. Read more →
Garth Brooks, who’s in the middle of a bigger winning streak than anyone else who’s ever played at Target Center, got a chance to meet the woman for whom he stopped his Minneapolis concert last week.
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Take a long look at this picture of former Minnesota Viking Orlando Thomas. Read more →
In a perfect world, love alone would cure cancer. Read more →
Though we’ve never met anyone who actually eats Wheaties, this new box is the sort of thing that can make a person give it a try. Read more →
Having failed to get a vote in the Senate after the House voted more than 50 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), Republicans rode the horse to take control in the Senate. Now, GOP leadership may moderate its attack on the health care law.
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It doesn’t really matter that the opposing team wasn’t that interested in tight defense; the game wasn’t really the point at that point anyway.
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Maine Chief District Court Judge Charles LaVerdiere had a night to sleep on it and decided today that a full quarantine for nurse Kaci Hickox isn’t such a good idea after all. Read more →
There was a particular danger when Brittany Maynard announced in early October that she would kill herself in November, rather than suffer the agony of the brain tumor that is growing inside her head. What if November came and she didn’t want to die? Read more →