In October, Patty Cooper, 50, accused her landlord (the Central Vermont Community Land Trust) of failing to “accommodate” her disability under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when it barred her “service horse” from living in her apartment. Cooper uses a wheelchair because of a brittle-bones disorder and says the miniature horse (100 pounds, 32 inches tall) not only pulls the chair but cheers her up. A trust spokesman said keeping rats out of the hay bales would be difficult enough, but he doubted Cooper’s assurance that the horse could be easily housebroken.
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Weird News: Let's have a little horse sense
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Turnabout on ‘gallows’ beam
Historical Society now admits it is not a bridge beam; Minnesota historian’s study focuses on Mankato gallows beam authenticity (copy of study)
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Study: Mankato beam authentic from gallows
Historical Society now admits it is not a bridge beam; Minnesota historian’s study focuses on Mankato gallows beam authenticity (copy of study)
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SLIDESHOW: 10 biggest earthquakes in eastern U.S.
Earthquakes are rare on the eastern side of the country, but a handful of stronger quakes have made their mark on history. Here’s a breakdown of 10 of the largest to hit the eastern half of America, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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(PHOTO GALLERY) Scenes from Minnesota Vikings Training Camp 2011
Check back daily to see new photos from training camp by photographers John Cross and Pat Christman.
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Health Care Reform report from CBO
Click here to see the 374 page report on health care reform.
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VIDEO: Red Hot Boom event raises money for fireworks, veterans memorial
Music and food in the former Embers parking lot raised money for the Mankato Area's July 4 fireworks and for the Veteran's Memoral Place.
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VIDEO: Senior Games presents pickleball
Pickleball is one of the hottest sports among seniors, and at the 2011 Senior Games. The Free Press' Emily Valerio takes a look at how this sport with an unusual name is catching on.
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Are Democrats or Republicans better for economy?
A fun and interesting analysis from The Atlantic. Click here
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Top 10: Debunking pols exaggerated/inaccurate claims
Links to the best fact-checking around the U.S.
MinnPost's Eric Black debunking Pawlenty spending claims
More guns, fewer murders? Not exactly. Here's a report from FactCheck as well as others.
FactCheck debunks Dem governor's denial about problems with gambling.
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