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Gimme 5: Fundraiser, pop-up coffee shops to benefit Haiti

I have been volunteering in Haiti at an adult English school for 5½ years. I go twice a year. We help students find jobs afterwards using their English. The school is funded by various international donations to a group called Friends of English in Mind Institute. I'm also doing six …

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Menomonie native to compete in Red Bull challenge

Menu. Leader-Telegram · News · Sports · Obits · A&E · Photos · eEdition. Filter. Front Page. Menomonie native to compete in Red Bull challenge …. Offbeat – Christena O'Brien. Sculpture offers chance to sit with Jesus. © 2018 Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, WI. All rights reserved. To Top. Applying filter… …

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Uproar brewing on Eau Claire County ATV trails

Bear hunters upset that new signs prohibit driving trucks during summer on ATV trails in the Eau Claire County forest are hoping for some compromise. More than 75 hunters appeared at the March 14 county Parks and Forest Committee meeting after noticing the signs that were put up last year. …

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Selena drink cups gobbled up by fans

The latest version of drink cups bearing the likeness of slain Tejano music queen Selena didn't last long this weekend at Stripes convenience stores in Texas and Louisiana. Fans quickly exhausted supplies of the plastic cups within hours after they went on sale Saturday. And just as quickly, some of …

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New carrier to be announced Monday for Worcester airport

Worcester Regional Airport Director Andrew Davis stands on the main runway with the approach lights, part of the new Category III landing system, on Thursday. [T&G File Photo/Allan Jung]. By Mark Sullivan Telegram & Gazette Staff … Read More

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Halo owner wants hair salon to make a statement

Chrissy Hale, owner of Halo Hair and Beauty Bar, works with Katie Jerath April 7, 2018. James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram. Chrissy Hale, owner of Halo Hair and Beauty Bar, works with Katie Jerath April 7, 2018. James Durbin/Reporter-Telegram. Photo: James Durbin. Buy this photo. Image 2 of 24. Read More

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Nudist campground seeks a summer lifeguard – swimsuit optional

If you're a qualified lifeguard, but the traditional red swimsuit's just not your color, Dyer Woods Nudist Campgrounds has a job for you. The campground in Foster, R.I., has posted an ad to Facebook seeking a part-time summer lifeguard for its pond. A swimsuit's optional for the lifeguard, but not …

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Report: Pilots warned company about helicopter safety

Pilots for the company that operates the open-side helicopter flights like the one that crashed last month, killing five, had warned management repeatedly of safety concerns over equipment. The New York Times reports the pilots had concerns about a range of things, from the types of harnesses used to … Read …

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Police respond to disturbance at juvenile detention facility

Charges are pending after a disturbance at a juvenile detention facility in western Maryland in which at least three staffers were assaulted by inmates, authorities said Sunday. Maryland state troopers and local sheriff's deputies were called to the Victor Cullen Center in Frederick County about 11: 30 a.m. … Read More

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Q&A: UTA’s Jim Baker surprised by extent of backlash after coaching change

Baker and UTA president Vistasp Karbhari were lambasted by fans, donors and some high-profile names, including television analyst and former coach Fran Fraschilla, who vowed he'd never again step inside College Park Center after Scott Cross was fired on March 26. .@CoachScottCross was 82-33 … Read More