Today in History revisits the September 20, 1994 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story about three Grand Forks men starting a bodyguard service to escort women at night, offering martial arts protection, mace, and self defense classes. Continue reading for more details.

When Tom Zeidlik goes to work, he goes looking for a fight.

Zeidlik and two other Grand Forks area men — Dan Drenckhahn and Mike Sian — have started Genuine Article Bodyguard Service.

Grand Forks doesn’t seem like the kind of place that has a lot of bodies that need guarding. Nor is it, Zeidlik said Monday.

He said the city is not without its share of crazed ex-boyfriends, ex-husbands and ex-employees. But the three expect most of their requests will be from people — particularly women — in need of an

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