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Worthington, Minnesota · WorthingtonGRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The heist of Judy Garland's "Wizard of Oz" ruby slippers from a Minnesota museum in 2005 was a team effort and the thieves were pulled over by oblivious law enforcement shortly after the theft, according to a new ABC documentary. The information, provided by a North Dakota federal prosecutor on the case, adds new details and appears to contradict a key court filing, a confession, from the man who pleaded guilty to the theft…See the Story
Documentary reveals new details about 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers heist
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Pandemic · WorthingtonI think the great tragedy of the recent pandemic is that it has hastened our rush to abandon so-called “third spaces” seemingly at all costs. The millions of lives lost and the many more who still suffer, not with standing, of course. “Third spaces” is a phrase coined by sociologist Roy Oldenburg, and has increasingly been popping up across various things that I have been reading. The phrase refers to spaces that are not our homes (first places)…See the Story
Finding Faith: The loss of connection
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