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Old Sheriff s Funniest Felon FAILs
Posted on You know, it’s not that the crooks are always dumb crooks. Sometimes it just turns out that their victims are smarter or tougher than they are. Regardless, I didn’t realize that I was a collector of “crook failures” until our editor encouraged me to drag some stories up from the past. Here are three more tales that I got a kick out of I hope that you enjoy them, too.
The Bear Clerk The night clerk at this particular convenience store was a woman. Now, I’m not trying to body-shame her, so let’s just say that she was a rather robust individual. She was also lacking a shy and receding personality. In more ways than one, she covered the ground that she stood on. And she did not take kindly to a holdup attempt.
Alaska historian and longtime UAF professor Terrence Cole dies at age 67 Author: Anchorage Daily News
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Print article Longtime Alaska author, historian and University of Alaska Fairbanks Professor Emeritus Terrence Cole died Saturday after a long battle with stomach cancer. He was 67. Cole was a professor of northern studies and history, and taught thousands of students during his decadeslong career. “It would be difficult to overstate Dr. Cole’s contributions to UAF and to the public understanding of Alaska’s history,” UAF Chancellor Dan White wrote. “In his three decades as a professor at UAF, scores of students benefited from his enthusiastic approach to teaching. He was a champion for history education, not just in college, but also in middle and high school through his work with the National History Day program. His books have guided countless readers through the stories of Alaska’s statehood, the founding of Fairbanks and the establishme