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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:17 AM

Like clockwork, huge pumpkins are in the news

Well, it's that time of year again when papers are filled with stories about a local grower's huge, orange pumpkin. The biggest in the county. Wait, make that the world!

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 3:34 PM

Mom's pre-teen daughter is taxi driver for siblings

I'm not sure how to describe the decision by a Montana mom to let her 12-year-old daughter drive the car. She LET her! And on top of that she put her other children in the car, too! And, on top of that, it wasn't even just a quick drive down the driveway. It was a 15-mile trip to the day care center! I'm speechless.

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 1:36 PM

Cars and crime: Just crazy!

Stolen cars are in the news today, locally and nationally:

>> Some teens have it in for an elderly Harper Woods man. He must have yelled at them one too many times: "Get off my lawn!"

>> Guys know their cars, so if you're going to steal one, make sure you're not riding it around the neighborhood.

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 1:10 PM

Health care rally ends with trip to hospital

People are hungry for information about Congress' plan to reform health care, but this is going too far. Wonder how the victim would have fared under the proposed changes? You, too?

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:12 AM

Own a Camaro? Get free pizza

You'll have to act fast, though. Papa John's Pizza is offering Camaro owners a free large, one-topping pizza on Wednesday, Aut. 26, 2009, in honor of the chain's owner finding a lost treasure.

Read the story behind Papa John's reunion with his 1971 Camaro Z28. And here, too.

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:42 AM

These hometowns will be easy to remember

From the Associated Press:

QUINCY â€" The most confusing words to be heard in this south-central Michigan village this weekend might be, "I'm from Quincy."

Quincy is holding its second annual Quincy Daze event. About 20 people from communities named Quincy in six other states are to gather starting Friday in the 1,700-resident town 110 miles southwest of Detroit.

Residents of the various Quincys call themselves "Quincy Where?" and gather each summer at a different Quincy. Organizer Rita Cheatum tells The Daily Reporter of Coldwater that visitors are expected from Quincys in Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio and Washington.

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:42 PM

When games turn violent

There are too many easy jokes for this story, so you can come up with your own.

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Kelly, meet Kelly. Hmmm. It gets more interesting ...

This story reads like a typo. Kelly marries Kelly. And she won't even have to decide whether to change her last name.

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 4:04 PM

Deadliest Catch? More like stinkiest flotsam

I suppose when you're walking on the beach you're bound to find something strange that's washed up from the deep. In San Diego, it comes with tentacles and teeth.

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/video.

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Posted by Nick Assendelft (The Detroit News) on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:06 PM

Even sourpuss Squidward would cheer this amazing feat

I'm not a golf fan, but I'm a huge SpongeBob SquarePants fan. So that makes this my favorite story of the week.

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Nick Assendelft, Politics Editor for the News, has a love for the unusual and quirky (news). You can share your weird news and links by sending them to nassendelft@detnews.com.

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