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Day: August 3, 2012

Gas leak on 122 West now contained

MASON CITY – A gas leak this morning on Highway 122 West is now contained, an Alliant Energy official confirmed at 11:22 AM. Highway 122 West had been closed and blocked for

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Forget about ‘Total Recall’ remake

By Colin Covert, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Too bad they retained the title of “Total Recall” and ditched every quality that made that 1990 sci-fi smash memorable. Gone are the saber-sharp satire, the

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A ‘Total’ waste of time? Not at all

By Cary Darling, McClatchy Newspapers – A remake of “Total Recall,” the enjoyable but lightweight 1990 action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone, would seem to be about as necessary as a down

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Furyk snags lead at Bridgestone

By Marla Ridenour, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — These days if Jim Furyk is tempted to turn back the clock, the urge strikes when he looks at the U.S. Ryder

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Mitt Romney: Pandering on the world stage

McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: Like everyone else, we’re a bit tired of the gaffe-centric coverage of the presidential race. Every day the two

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Climate change science, not hype

By Michael D. Lemonick, Los Angeles Times – Last week, NASA announced that 97 percent of Greenland’s vast ice sheet had undergone at least some surface melting this summer, compared with a

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Fallon as Oscar host? There’s talk

By Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Comedian Jimmy Fallon is in talks to host the Oscars in February, with “Saturday Night Live” veteran Lorne Michaels producing, three people

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Cardinals drop finale to Rockies, 8-2

By Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – DENVER — What could have been a road trip that propelled the winning ways of the team the Cardinals believe they can be instead reinforced

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