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  Bladen Journal, Elizabethtown, N.C.

  Bladen school board approves two bids in new Tar Heel School construction project

  Feb. 2—ELIZABETHTOWN — Michael Burris of Virginia-based MBP and Quality Septic Services of Wendell have been approved for hire in the new Tar Heel School construction project. The Bladen County Board of Education came to split decisions Tuesday on each during a special called meeting of less than half an hour. The current Tar Heel Middle School is grades 5-8 and is scheduled to be torn down ...

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  USA TODAY

  Barbados becomes a republic, ousting Queen Elizabeth and cutting colonial ties

  The Caribbean island Barbados on Monday prepared to wave goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as head of state as it cuts colonial ties, becoming a republic

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  Associated Press

  Barbados prepares to bid farewell to queen as head of state

  The Caribbean island of Barbados on Monday prepared to wave goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as head of state as it cuts ties with its colonial past and becomes a republic for the first time in history. The preparations come a month after the Parliament of the former British colony once nicknamed “Little England” elected its first ever president in a two-thirds majority vote following a push to become a republic that began in the 1990s. “It should be a historic moment,” said Dennis Edwards, a pro

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  Jets Wire

  Nerf wars, road trips & touchdowns: Mike White’s college teammates unsurprised by Jets success

  With Nerf gun wars and lengthy road trips, it didn’t take long for Mike White to earn respect at Western Kentucky. His college teammates are hardly surprised by his Jets success.

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  Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

  Fire heavily damages Duluth Christian radio station

  A Duluth Christian radio station is off the air after a weekend fire destroyed its three transmitters and heavily damaged its main building. A passerby spotted flames coming from WQRM-AM's main building about 3 a.m. Sunday and called the Duluth Fire Department. Crews arrived at the station at 1120 E. McCuen Street and put out the blaze within 10 minutes, but stayed on the scene for about 3 ...

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  Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

  Duluth fire issues warning after 'incredibly daring and dangerous water rescue' on Park Point

  The Duluth Fire Department issued a warning for dangerous swimming in Lake Superior due to the continued high risk of rip currents and after rescuing a 20-year-old woman who was pulled 200 yards from shore Saturday evening while swimming on Park Point. "Our crews train for situations like this," said Assistant Chief Dennis Edwards in a news release. "I am incredibly grateful that they were ...

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  Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

  Duluth issues warning after 'incredibly daring and dangerous water rescue'

  The Duluth Fire Department issued a warning for dangerous swimming in Lake Superior due to the continued high risk of rip currents and after rescuing a 20-year-old woman who was pulled 200 yards from shore Saturday evening while swimming near Park Point. "Our crews train for situations like this," said Assistant Chief Dennis Edwards in a news release. "I am incredibly grateful that they were ...

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  Tribune Publishing

  15-year-old wakes Duluth family in time to escape house fire

  Jun. 8—A 15-year-old Duluth girl woke her family in time to escape a house fire early Tuesday morning in the East Hillside neighborhood. The Duluth Fire Department was dispatched at 12:49 a.m. to the home on the 1100 block of East 10th Street, according to a news release. The four adults and four children in the family all escaped. "Thanks to the quick thinking of a 15-year-old who alerted her ...

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  Boiler Upload

  Pigskin-covered mail bag

  We got mail! Krockover Photography You have questions. We have answers in our pigskin-covered mail bag. Let's go!Any idea why we are having no luck adding either offensive line or quarterback grad transfers? It would seem that in both cases, we would be an attractive destination from football and academic perspectives.

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  Play or redshirt: Forecasting the freshman offensive linemen

  The offensive line remains a work in progress, but the situation is improving. The unit was in abysmal shape when Jeff Brohm arrived prior to the 2017 season. Purdue already has two linemen committed for the Class of 2020 in Gus Hartwig and Jared Bycznski.

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