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Birth announcements (Nov. 20, 2009)

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Free child care offered on ‘Black Friday’

As part of their monthly Random Acts of Kindness program, Choice Financial of Fargo and West Fargo is partnering with TNT Kids Fitness, 2800 Main Ave., Fargo, to provide free child care services for children ages 5 and older from 5 to 9 a.m. on the day after Thanksgiving so parents can enjoy worry-free shopping.

Fargo's MeritCare lifts visitor restrictions as flu cases diminish

MeritCare Health System has lifted visitor restrictions at its two Fargo hospital locations.

Birth announcements (Nov. 19, 2009)

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5 new swine flu deaths in Minn.; outbreak wanes

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota health officials are reporting five new deaths from swine flu as the pandemic wanes.

Second flu death announced in ND, state now has more than 3,000 confirmed flu cases this season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The state Health Department says North Dakota has its second flu death.

Birth announcements (Nov. 18, 2009)

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Layered Autumn Vegetable Crisp is an option for Thanksgiving dinner, but it’s also a side dish that can be prepared and served right through the winter. Sue Doeden / Forum Communications

Doeden: Baked veggie dish makes appearance for Thanksgiving

It doesn’t seem so long ago when my adult sons were young boys.

State may take on child support collections in Minnesota

The state of Minnesota is considering taking on the collection of court-ordered child support, which is now handled by counties.

Birth announcements (Nov. 17, 2009)

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Parenting Perspectives: An open letter to grocery stores

Dear Mr. Grocery Store Corporate Executive Guy,

Life skills kids need to learn

You’ve probably started instructing your children in tasks they’ll need for the rest of their lives – using a screwdriver, loading a dishwasher and the like.
Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom From Want” shows a family gathering for a Thanksgiving dinner, free from the 21st-century distractions of cell phones and television. An Associated Press-iVillage Food poll says Rockwell’s vision of regular family mealtimes remains alive today – but with interruptions from Junior’s iPhone. Special to The Forum

Though family meals survive, more distractions interrupt

WASHINGTON - Pass the gravy – plus the phone and the remote control. It’s dinnertime in America.

Richland County plans H1N1 clinics for students

WAHPETON, N.D. - Three H1N1 vaccination clinics are scheduled this week in Richland County for students.

Poll shows fine print in health care prompts worries

WASHINGTON — What's it going to cost me? Americans are worried about the fine print in the health care overhaul, an Associated Press poll says, and those concerns are creating new challenges for President Barack Obama as he tries to overcome doubts in Congress.

Birth announcements (Nov. 16, 2009)

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Pam Kiser, left, helps her children, Alex and Anna, arrange toys, candy, soap and other items Sunday into a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child in their Moorhead home. Carrie Snyder / The Forum

Shoe box gifts help kids in need in 130 countries

Last year, letters from Macedonia started arriving in the Kisers’ Moorhead mailbox. Then came drawings, family photos and a picture of the 10-year-old writer’s two cats.

Hand puppets are latest victims of swine flu in Hennepin County

MINNEAPOLIS – Hennepin County libraries say plush toys and hand puppets will no longer be available for checkout or play, partly because of swine flu concerns.

Birth announcements (Nov. 15, 2009)

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