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9 min ago | PhysOrg Weblog

Probability of long-term glioblastoma survival assessed

Although the overall mortality rate of glioblastoma is high, compared with patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma, those who survive two years or more after diagnosis have a favorable conditional probability of future survival, according to a study published online May 8 in Cancer .

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Sun May 27, 2012

Post-Bulletin

Aging population leads Minnesota nurses back to school

Minnesota's population is getting older, and that's changing the way nurses think about their education.

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Post-Bulletin

Kuster-Weis

Couple: Kyle Kuster and Lezli Weis Wedding: June 16, 2012 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island, Minnesota Bride's parents: Stuart and Lori Weis of Pine Island, Minnesota Groom's parents: Sheryl and David Nelson of Brownsdale, Minnesota, and David Kuster of Hayfield, Minnesota Occupations: Kyle is a 2004 graduate of Hayfield High School, and ... (more)

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Sat May 26, 2012

Post-Bulletin

Mullen-Huschka

Couple: Shannan Mullen and Todd Huschka Wedding: June 8, 2012 at the Church of the Resurrection.

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Post-Bulletin

Family regrets Congress' move to end page program

Almost 30 years ago, Suzanne Dinusson talked with a 16-year-old congressional page in the cafeteria line at the U.S. Capitol, and she was impressed with the articulate girl in her neat suit.

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Post-Bulletin

MnDOT has jump start on road work

The mild winter of 2011-12 allowed the Minnesota Department of Transportation to play catch-up on maintenance it was unable to do the winter before and during the government shutdown last summer, according to a press release.

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Post-Bulletin

Reader feedback: Should Rochester spend tax dollars on fireworks?

Each week we select a news story, editorial, column or Letter to the Editor that's generated a lot of feedback at PostBulletin.com and reprint some of those comments on this page.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Post-Bulletin

A Rochester sweep

It was a dominating day for Rochester track and field on Friday at Mayo High School.

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Post-Bulletin

Answer Man: Honest, Abe never stayed at Log Cabin motel

Dear Answer Man, while driving south on Marion Road in Rochester, I noticed the Log Cabin Motel and Grill.

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Post-Bulletin

Today in History: Record numbers graduate from junior college, JM

Barbara Jo Emrud is the valedictorian. The 11th World of Festival will be at Apache Mall and celebrates cultural diversity in the Rochester area.

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Post-Bulletin

Furst Draft: Time for talk -- and action -- on bullying

Have you ever been bullied? Not just now and then, but in a persistent, destructive way that went on for weeks, months or longer? Have you ever bullied someone? What did it feel like? How did you get over it, as a victim or as someone who bullied? Who helped you? How did it change you? On Tuesday, we'll have a Post-Bulletin Dialogues community ... (more)

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MLive.com

From the archives: Separated conjoined twins home after surgery

When 2-month-old twins Andrew and Joseph Sonnevil arrived home Tuesday after a lengthy stay at the Mayo Clinic, their 2-year-old brother Zachary was puzzled.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Daily Journal

Mission trip, friends HLA grad's highlight

The 18-year-old from Rochester, Minn. has attended Hillcrest for the last two years.

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CBS Local

Rochester Pitcher Shows Major League Draft Promise

MINNEAPOLIS - The last Minnesota high school player taken in the first round of the major league draft was Joe Mauer in 2001.

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Post-Bulletin

Answer Man: Got money to burn? Send it to the city

Dear Answer Man, my checkbook is ready to explode with money to give to the Rochester fireworks fund.

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KFVS12

St. Joe to start deal with Mayo Clinic

The Kansas City Star reports the agreement allows patients at Heartland's primary hospital or any of its clinics to receive second opinions or consultations from doctors at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minn.

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New Richland Star

Area youth fights battle for life

You're beautiful, with those long dark eyelashes and big brown eyes. You're sweet 16, the time in your life when everything should be perfect.

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AccuWeather.com

Severe Storms to Rumble Across Minn., Wis., Iowa, Ill., Mo.

After storms produced strong winds, large hail and drenching downpours from southern Minnesota to eastern Nebraska on Wednesday, the threat for severe weather will shift eastward into parts of the Upper Midwest today and tonight.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Journal

Our most valuable export. Weeds, 5/16/12

Our farm in the middle of Brown County grows corn and soybeans. In a good season, about 2 million pounds of corn and a million pounds of soybeans leave here to join the global supply of those commodities where they get fed, processed, and exported.

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Star Tribune

FBI asked to investigate after swastika found on Rochester driveway

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Muslim civil rights leaders are asking the FBI to investigate racist graffiti spray-painted on the driveway of a Somali-American family in Rochester.

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