Rolling blunder: Students at a technical college in Bellingham have finished work to outfit an 18-ton, six-wheeled Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office that was surplused by a Texas military base.
We know the Canadians can get a little belligerent at the lineup for gas at the Bellingham Costco. But an MRAP?
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Out of their gourds: A New Hampshire college is considering punishment for students involved in a riot during the town’s annual pumpkin festival that led to several arrests and multiple injuries.
Nobody would listen, but we tried to warn people about the dangers of pumpkin spice lattes.
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Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: “Freak Out” is a new hidden-camera show on ABC Family tonight at 9 that uses special effects and theatrical makeup to scare the unsuspecting.
That’s followed at 9:30 p.m. on A&E by “Freak Out: Small Claims,” where unsuspecting ABC Family producers are sued in court for the cost of anti-anxiety medication and dry-cleaning bills.
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