Halloween

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Bank robber gets away with cash in Covington

from WTHR 3 hours, 4 minutes ago

…into a bag he had brought with him. He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police say the robber wore an “old man” Halloween mask. The subject was also wearing sunglasses and a black hooded jacket. He fled on foot from the bank and his route of travel…

Prosecutor says boy was fatally beaten after toilet accident

from Sacramento Bee 5 hours, 27 minutes ago

…took of the three smiling boys in a pumpkin patch less than two weeks before Manny died and another one of the boys dressed in Halloween costumes a week before the death. “Those were Joseph's boys,” Ortiz said. “He got them ready. He got them their costumes.” The…

Finally, Common Sense on the Snow Problem.

from Hit and Run 5 hours, 48 minutes ago

…reply to this There's plenty to mock Minnesota for, but clearing snow isn't one of those things. In the Halloween blizzard of 1991, I was very impressed at how quickly the snow got cleared. reply to this But the costs of snow removal are insignificant…

Andrew Lawrence: New Orleans fans love their Saints, and for good reason

from Sports Illustrated 7 hours, 33 minutes ago

…that even the pilot kicked off his pre-flight announcement with a hearty “Who Dat!” Provan visited New Orleans for the first time last Halloween weekend, fell hard for the place and was overcome by the level of Saints' fealty among the locals. It really hit…

DECONSTRUCTION FUNCTION: SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1980

from EDSBS 8 hours, 36 minutes ago

…but at least the glossy takes the edge off the eye-rape of the occasional all-orange Tennessee kit. (Not that we hate them all: the Halloween candy corn uni was the only good thing Lane Kiffin did as head coach of the Volunteers, because those were electric…