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Ilda Irene Dodson
(Obituary ~ 03/11/08)
Feb. 16, 1907 - March 8, 2008 ARAPAHOE -- Ilda Irene Dodson, 101, formerly of Arapahoe, died Saturday (March 8, 2008) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born Feb. 16, 1907, south of Edison to Clyde and Lillian (Bishop) Fleharty. After attending grade school south of Edison, she drove a horse and buggy for four years to attend Edison High School and graduated with top honors...
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Mary Magdalen Mullanix
(Obituary ~ 03/11/08)
Nov. 28, 1917 - March 8, 2008 IMPERIAL -- Mary Magdalen Mullanix, 90, died Saturday (March 8, 2008) at Imperial Manor Nursing Home in Imperial. She was born Nov. 28, 1917, in Cass County near Avoca, to Nicholas Louis and Clara Helen (Jorgensen) Kohl. She moved with her family to Chase County, where she grew up and attended school. She graduated from Chase County High School in 1935. She then attended Barnes Business College in Denver, Colo., for two years...
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Mello John Langenfeld
(Obituary ~ 03/11/08)
April 10, 1925 - March 6, 2008 IMPERIAL -- Mello John Langenfeld, 82, died Thursday (March 6, 2008), at Chase County Community Hospital. He was born April 10, 1925, to William F. and Ludvina (Kohles) Langenfeld. He attended Saint Joseph School in Earling and graduated from Creighton University. He taught school at Neola and Paton, Iowa. He started working for John Deere in 1952...
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Authorities: Border deer healthy
(Local News ~ 03/11/08)
LINCOLN -- An extensive chronic wasting disease testing project conducted last month by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in southern Red Willow County and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks in northern Decatur County produced negative results from 63 deer tested by the wildlife agencies...
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School board awards principal permanent status
(Local News ~ 03/11/08)
McCook Public Schools' board of education removed the "interim" label from the McCook Elementary principal's title during its meeting Monday evening. School superintendent David Schley told board members that Lynda Baumbach "is doing a marvelous job," and that he "highly recommends" removing the "interim" label from her position as elementary principal...
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State aid still in state of flux
(Local News ~ 03/11/08)
Nebraska's legislators "aren't done messing with state aid," McCook Public Schools' business manager Rick Haney told school board members Monday evening. State aid to Nebraska's schools has been certified by the Nebraska Department of Education, Haney said, but because of pending legislation by the Unicameral, "it's still up in the air, and yet to be finalized."...
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Community comes through with funds for new band uniforms
(Local News ~ 03/11/08)
The McCook Public Schools board of education accepted, at its monthly meeting Monday evening, $38,876 in donations to purchase new senior high band uniforms. Through the McCook Educational Foundation, individuals have made donations toward the initial goal of 75 new uniforms estimated to cost $28,000-30,000. ...
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How about giving us an extra 32 cents?
(Editorial ~ 03/11/08)
The Internal Revenue Service is about to spend $42 million to send you a letter to tell you it's going to send you a check in a couple of months. Seems like we all knew that. No, the IRS really needs to spend about 32 cents to print, process and mail each letter, because, otherwise, people might get confused...
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Time running out for Legislature
(Column ~ 03/11/08)
After last week, the Legislature only has 23 more legislative days to finish its work for the 2008 session. All-day debate started last week and much was discussed on the floor of the Unicameral. I would like to hit on a few of those discussions. Increased penalties for the possession of marijuana, was one of those issues that had extended discussions. ...
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Spring is nearly ready to ... spring
(Column ~ 03/11/08)
It is now time for the quoting of my favorite poem of spring ... "Spring has sprung, the grass is rizz, I wonder where the flowers is." Well, so much for my skills at poetry. Needless to say, you are well aware that the spring season starts officially at 11:49 am MDT on Thursday, March 20. That is the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator from the southern into the northern hemisphere bringing spring to us and autumn to the folks down south...
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International affairs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/11/08)
Several days ago, the resignation of Fidel Castro made minor headlines in the papers. President Bush said the Cubans might have a democracy this time. Candidate Hillary said she wouldn't talk to Fidel's brother unless he brought about economic reform...
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Looking at a far horizon
(Column ~ 03/11/08)
Anticipation is a double-edged sword. A child, watching the decorations go up and packages begin to appear, anticipates Christmas morning with a sense of excitement and wonder. A milestone birthday elicits a similar state of mind, and it seems as if time stands still and the longed-for day will never come...
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