There must be easier ways to get elected.
Ann Doyle, a candidate for the Michigan Legislature, was campaigning door to door in Frankenmuth Township when she was bitten by a dog.
The guy who owns the pooch made amends by agreeing to display her campaign sign.
Doyle described his support as a “sympathy vote.’’
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Any kid would take a deal like this.
Patrick Gonzalez, a 13-year-old fan of San Antonio Spur forward Matt Bonner, paid $75 for a haircut that made the back of his head resemble his hero’s face.
School officials in Woodland Hills, Texas, said it was a distraction and suspended him for a day.
But Bonner sent the redhaired boy and his family playoff tickets and asked him to “keep supporting us redheads in the NBA.’’
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Here’s more proof that defibrillators save lives.
A stabbing victim in San Diego survived because his attacker’s knife hit the man’s defibrillator instead of his heart.
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These days, a picture is worth just one or two short sentences.
NYU student Matt Richardson invented a camera that takes pictures the photographer never sees.
It sends the photo to a service that uses humans to describe what’s in it, like “beautiful landscape with waterfall.’’ The photographer gets only the written description.
Why would anyone want such a camera?
“It’s a question I never ask when I make something,’’ Richardson said.