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FCB Juniors split with Grand Island
(Community Sports ~ 07/01/04)
Legion baseball squad's record is now 18-10 The First Central Bank Juniors baseball team split a pair of wacky games with Grand Island Five Points that put offense on high and threw predictability out the window on Wednesday night at the Jaycees Sports Complex in McCook...
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Nate Neuhaus named assistant football coach for UNK Lopers
(College Sports ~ 07/01/04)
KEARNEY -- University of Nebraska-Kearney head football coach Darrell Morris announced Wednesday that Nate Neuhaus has been elevated to full-time status as the Lopers defensive secondary coach. The McCook native has been a graduate assistant coach at UNK the past three years...
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Margaret Shipman
(Obituary ~ 07/01/04)
Jan. 21, 1921-June 30, 2004 Margaret Shipman, 83, died Wednesday (June 30, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 21, 1921, to Albert Lee Sr., and Faye Viola (Covalt) Shipman in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended rural school in Alliance. She had been living in McCook for many years, first at the Townhouse and then Hillcrest. She was a homemaker...
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Martha J. Troxell
(Obituary ~ 07/01/04)
Dec. 7, 1929-June 29, 2004 CAMBRIDGE -- Martha Jane Troxell, 74, died Tuesday (June 29, 2004) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. She was born Dec. 7, 1929, to Edgar Hepler and Florence Julia (Powell) Anderson in McCook. She attended McCook Public Schools...
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Charles 'Chuck' Brown
(Obituary ~ 07/01/04)
Sept. 13, 1915-July 1, 2004 CAMBRIDGE -- Charles "Chuck" Brown, 88, died today (July 1, 2004) at Cambridge Manor in Cambridge. He was born Sept. 13, 1915, to Joseph and Clara (Karash) Brown in Cambridge. He attended Cambridge High School. He was a farmer...
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Towns plan big Fourth
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
Atwood-area residents will celebrate July 4 with their annual "Lake Atwood Day," highlighted by a five-mile race, basketball and fireworks. Hayes Center residents will mark the day with a community supper at the Senior Center and, of course, fireworks...
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'Sounds' theme selected for Heritage Days
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
"Sounds of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" has been selected for this year's Heritage Days celebration, according to chairwoman Jerda Garey. This year's parade is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. Band Day also will be that day, and the committee is busy working to make it another great event, Garey said...
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What's in a name for a new school?
(Editorial ~ 07/01/04)
More than 400 years ago, Shakespeare penned some very wise words about names. While Juliet struggled to decide whether to give up being a Capulet to be with her beloved Romeo, the most famous author of all time asked: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."...
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Wisdom of kids
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/04)
**Dear Editor, Three little girls came to the van. Pointing behind them to a 4-year-old boy, they said "Give him anything he wants up to a quarter." Money and products were exchanged. Then the 6-year-old girl said, "Fine, now you promise to never bother us again for the rest of your life."...
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Do us a favor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/04)
**Dear Editor, I have a question about the way the young women of today are dressing. I see young, overweight females wearing short shirts to show their mid-sections. Why do these young women want to dress like that; better yet, who do parents let their young, overweight daughters dress like that?...
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Thanks for letter
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/04)
**Dear Editor, (Owen) McPhillips, thanks, thanks, thanks for your informative article. At last we have something we can trust and believe. You were correct in what you said, and you didn't dig anyone. Thanks again. **Eugene Anderson McCook
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It's about being fast off the line
(Column ~ 07/01/04)
For years, I've been hearing about the inequalities of the genders. Sure, women weren't able to vote in the Land of the Free until 144 years after the men started running the country. I'm well aware of the fact that men get better pay and perks than women. And I also know that when it comes time for a promotion, the men are more likely to get it than the women. I've accepted that -- it's just a part of life...
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Summer rain
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
A dried oak leaf floats on a sidewalk pond early this morning. In some McCook rain gauges, three-quarters of an inch had fallen by 7 a.m. today, with rain continuing throughout the morning. (Connie Jo Discoe/McCook Daily Gazette)
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Disappointment
(Opinion ~ 07/01/04)
Mr. Ryan: I do not know who you are, or what you look like, but I do not have to see you to be disgusted. Assuming you are a grown man, what in the world were you doing staring at a "young woman" long enough to notice her entire anatomy? Do you also ogle the "young women" who are thin, scantilly dressed, and are well endowed?...
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