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Other parking options
(Opinion ~ 01/19/05)
College parking Lot thoughts: There is more than enough space for a lot to the north, Mr. Kelly left the option to use the park area for educational purposes if needed when he gave the property to the city. Or, between Tipton (the 10 year temporary building built more than 30 years ago) and Wrightstone (the builidng that was never finished)...
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Donald L. Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/19/05)
Dec. 29, 1925-Jan. 16, 2005 HAYS, Kan. -- Donald Leslie Brown, 79, died Sunday (Jan. 16, 2005) at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. He was born Dec. 29, 1925, to Leslie and Vergie (Feaster) Brown in Rexford. He was raised in Rexford and attended school there...
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Frederick G. 'Fred' Harvey
(Obituary ~ 01/19/05)
Feb. 17, 1919-Jan. 17, 2005 LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Frederick Glenn "Fred" Harvey, 85, died Monday (Jan. 17, 2005) at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. He was born Feb. 17, 1919, to Freddie Lee and Dora (Denchfield) Harvey in Indianapolis, Ind. He was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. ...
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Lorraine W. Fleischacker
(Obituary ~ 01/19/05)
Oct. 20, 1924-Jan. 16, 2005 ATWOOD -- Lorraine Wilma (Dankert) Fleischacker, 80, died Sunday (Jan. 16, 2005). She was born Oct. 20, 1924, to Herbert and Anna (Nietfeld) Dankert in Palmer. On Sept. 19, 1943, she married Math Fleischacker of Ludell at Zion Lutheran Church. The couple made their home east of Ludell...
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Cambridge boys roll in Oberlin Invite opener
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/05)
OBERLIN -- The Oberlin Invitational kicked off last night and several area teams were in action. Cambridge started by steamrolling Rawlins County-Atwood 74-28. Cambridge came out of the gates fast, they managed to hold Rawlings County to just three points in the first quarter and finished the first half with a commanding 40-16 lead...
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Renovated student union unveiled
(Local News ~ 01/19/05)
After a month of renovations, a new and improved student union was unveiled at McCook Community College Tuesday. "I absolutely love it," said Carnell Carter, who has managed the Wigwam Student Union for about a year. "They really did a great job." During the semester break, MCC maintenance staff worked on modernizing the 40-year old building. Renovations addressed a lack of storage space, inadequate counter space and the inability to close off the kitchen...
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Flu vaccine still hard to find
(Local News ~ 01/19/05)
Community Hospital followed guidelines during the flu vaccine shortage and was even able to send some extra doses to the Holdrege hospital, according to a hospital official While it has retained enough vaccine for hospitalized patients, Community Hospital is advising anyone who wants to obtain a flu vaccination to contact a physician...
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Nokes brothers are rivals at Denver rodeo
(Local News ~ 01/19/05)
DENVER -- Fans at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver are taking notice of two brothers from McCook. Garrett and Justen Nokes compete against each other in steer wrestling, and traded positions in two performances at the rodeo in Denver...
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Class I debate continues in the Legislature
(Editorial ~ 01/19/05)
Almost annually, there is an attempt in the Nebraska Legislature to merge elementary-only Class I districts into K-12 districts. This year is no exception, as the chairman of the legislature's Education Committee, State Sen. Ron Raikes, has offered Legislative Bill 126...
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Crying wolf?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/19/05)
**Dear Editor, I don't mean to cry wolf, but thought this story worth repeating. Talking with a man living south of McCook, he shared this story. He said he was checking stock tanks and breaking ice. He also checked often a farm pond too shallow to drown a cow -- but a stupid cow could still get stuck out there -- so as he walked over the ridge, he spotted, near the pond, a ghostly figure. ...
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Writing tips
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/19/05)
**Dear Editor, There are too many amateurish letters appearing in Open Forum today. A professional does it better. Here are a few tips: Quote the Bible often, especially the King James version (who was King James?). Get your facts mixed up with statistics: 95 percent of all brainwashers got their head cleaned in the Bible machine...
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Dealing a winning hand
(Column ~ 01/19/05)
Sharing books is one of the many pleasures in my life, and I exchange books with several people throughout the year. I am always reading a book, sometimes two or three at a time. I recently finished "In the Land of Second Chances" by George Shaffner, published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. It belongs to a friend of mine...
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