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Subzero Temperatures Lead to Spirit Mountain Closing Early on Monday and Tuesday

Nick Cooper — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:39:24 +0000

Extremely cold temperatures and wind chill values leading to the wind chill warning in effect through Tuesday have prompted officials at Spirit Mountain to close the hill early on Monday January 21 and Tuesday January 22, 2013.

Is It A Cold Or Is It The Flu? What's The Difference Between The Common Cold And The Influenza Virus?

Steve Tanko — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:58:46 +0000

People often confuse colds and the flu – and use the terms interchangeably. But, there is a difference. The common cold is caused by a variety of different viruses, all of which typically lead to coughing, sneezing, a runny nose, and a sore throat. The flu is caused by the influenza virus, and can include [...]

Dangerous Cold and Wind Moving Into the Northland Leads to Wind Chill Advisory for the Duluth / Superior Region

Nick Cooper — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:48:15 +0000

While the Twin Ports has seen a few cold days so far this winter, a stretch of days in the near future will see temperatures well below those seen so far. The cold, accompanied by breezy conditions have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a wind chill advisory for all of Northern Minnesota, including [...]

10 Unfortunate People Caught Mid-Sneeze

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:20:54 +0000

There are lots of awkward things in life. Take sneezing, for example. It's one of those things we just can't control, and there are zero ways to do so casually. It usually goes like this: you go for the huge "aaaa-CHOO," lots of nasty stuff comes out of your nose and you're left scrambling for a tissue while people look at you in disgust. It's just wrong. But did you know there's one great part to this involuntary action? The sneeze face.

New Diarrhea Treatment, Use Medical Marijuana; In A Related Story More Musicians Getting Diarrhea

Chris Allen — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:53:48 +0000

Ok, so I made up the second part of that headline, but I found a story that talks about actual research. (yeah, right, I know a friend that does constant research.) Does Marijuana work on curing diarrhea? According to weedblog.com in the Indian Medical Gazette which provides actual evidence on how cannabis is used to [...]

Top 5 Twin Ports Blizzards Since The Mid 1970′s

Steve Tanko — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:40 +0000

Duluth-Superior sits smack-dab in the middle of “snow country”. A typical winter in the Northland sees at least two or three good sized snow storms before it's all said and done. Some years, we're treated to a blizzard. If you're reading this in one of the sunshine states and wondering to yourself “what is a [...]