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News of the Weird: A political appeal to the Finnish Klingon community 
A political appeal to the Finnish Klingon community

LEAD STORY 
Democracy in Finland: The Intopii computer firm of Helsinki announced in February that it has installed software to assist voters, who, studies suggest, tend to select candidates who look like themselves.

Weintraub: Cat, dog shows get 2 paws up 
It’s almost April showers time, so permit me a soggy pun: It’s reigning cats and dogs all over cable next week. First up is the CFA International Cat Championship, which will be televised under the second-best TV title I’ve heard in y…

News of the weird 
Finns fancy faces when going to polls

A dog’s life: What’s it worth?
Los Angeles Times - Lawsuits filed in the last week by owners of dogs and cats felled by contaminated pet food could press lawmakers and courts to upgrade pets’ legal status. The food, produced by Menu Foods of Canada, is believed to be responsible for the deaths of

Offenders ignore ‘civil city’ plan
Vancouver Sun - VANCOUVER - Mayor Sam Sullivan’s attempt to make the city more civil by fining people who engage in such things as jaywalking, fighting, spitting on the street or letting their dogs run free in on-leash areas is off to a halting start. The mayor’s

Slain woman’s dogs taken in by friend, foster home
Rocky Mountain News - That’s the way Lynley Nichol has seen things - even before this week, when she adopted a 9-year-old black Labrador retriever taken from a Lafayette home closed off for a homicide investigation. After police found Linda Damm’s body in the home late

Hot dogs, small towns and Ironheart’s amazing grace
Bismarck Tribune - My friend Chuck and I went to the state Class B Boys Basketball Tournament at the Civic Center last Saturday. It’s hard to think there can be any North Dakota event, save perhaps Minot’s Norsk Hostfest and the annual State Fair, that creates such

Fresh starts 
Maybe you think dogs that look like mops with wet noses are cute. If so, you also might think professional grooming is just for show dogs. But you’d be wrong.