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Monday, June 17, 2013  A former Democratic county chairman in northern Indiana and a party worker convicted of forging signatures on petitions placing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the state's 2008 presidential primary ballot should soon know their punishments.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Boys in kindergarten through 12th grade were rewarded for reading on Monday, with a free haircut.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Rick Hoyt has run, biked and swum with his father in 1,092 races — including 252 triathlons, 70 marathons and 95 half-marathons — over the past 34 years, including a wartime race in El Salvador in which they had to be escorted by armed men.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan says he will not seek re-election in 2014. He says he wants to do his job as Senate Armed Services chairman and as an advocate for his home state "without the distraction of campaigning for re-election."

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Teachers make move to improve student focus by ditching desk chairs in favor of yoga balls

Sunday, January 27, 2013  Cats and kittens flashed their whiskers and strutted their paws at Monroe Community College on Sunday, as the Cat Fancier's Association came to Michigan.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  Students and philanthropists at Bowling Green State University showed some skin on Sunday, shaving their heads bald in a fund-raising effort for childhood cancer research.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  State political party leaders say two of three incumbents on the Ohio Supreme Court lost the election because their challengers had better "ballot names."

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Among other monikers dumped by the university.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Armstrong will remain on the cancer charity's board

Monday, August 27, 2012  The trial of sixteen people charged with hate crimes in the hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish begins this week.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Updated with raw video of James Holmes' court appearance: Colorado massacre suspect appears with orange-red hair in court for first time since shootings

Friday, July 13, 2012  The lawyer for a man suspected of running a $100 million scam collecting donations for veterans has quit the Ohio case, saying it's too complicated for one court-appointed attorney to handle.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids. Tycoons say gold and other minerals could be mined.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  The Treasure Hunters are in town this week and are looking to buy your collectables.