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12-Year-Old Arrested For Shooting Prank Call

12-Year-Old Arrested For Shooting Prank Call

By Sean Patterson March 21, 2013

With the fears of school shootings at their highest since the Columbine shootings in 1999, authorities and parents are in no mood to suffer pranksters who would test those fears. The Associated Press is reporting that a 12-year-old boy has …

Facebook In School: Social Media Scrutinized Facebook In School: Social Media Scrutinized
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Facebook is often at the center of controversy, especially when it comes to pre-teens and their involvement of the social media tool in school. As reported recently, teachers and students alike find themselves in hot water as a result of …

Minnesota Government Shutdown Prompts Strong Twitter Response Minnesota Government Shutdown Prompts Strong Twitter Response
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It looks like the battle of the budget has claimed the state of Minnesota, or the government at least. But many on Twitter are quick to point out that although state parks are now shut down over the holiday weekend, …

Google Assists With Florida’s Public Records
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You know those “fleecing of America” stories?  This isn’t one of them.  For absolutely no charge, Google is helping make Florida’s public records more accessible.

Google Gets Green PCs Into Government

You may associate Google with California, or perhaps with New York or Boston, where the company has important offices.  But it’s with the governors of Minnesota and Kansas that the search giant has reached a new deal.

Google Takes Note Of Minnesota Bridge Collapse
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Credit for these developments may not go to Google itself as much as to the company’s Maps users, but in either case, Google appears to be doing what it can; a new post on the Google LatLong Blog highlights various happenings related to the Minnesota bridge collapse.

Google Musical Opens; English Books Close

It’s official. Google geek-chic has become so sexy they’ve made a musical tribute. Google: The Musical opens next week inMinnesota? In the spirit of l337 and Internet English, it may promise satisfactorily deplorable language mechanics.

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Minnesota Math Work Equals Big NSF Grant

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PR Face2Face: David Kistle, 2004-2005 IABC Chairman

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Yahoo Introduces Sports Score Search

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