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James Max Cline
(Obituary ~ 10/29/08)
April 6, 1915 - Oct. 27, 2008 BENKELMAN -- James Max Cline, 93, formerly of Parks/Benkelman, died Monday (Oct. 27, 2008) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born April 6, 1915, in Haddam, Kan., to Marty and Mayme (Strayer) Cline. As a small child, he moved with his family to Nebraska. He graduated from the eighth grade at Allston...
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Senior receivers versatile, athletic
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/08)
Group excels in pass catching, blocking, special teams, defense, kicking for No. 1-ranked McCook Bison squad
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Bison spikers tie school record for wins
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/08)
McCook High volleyball team beats Chase County IMPERIAL -- The McCook High School volleyball team tied a school record for victories in a season when it defeated Chase County 23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20 Tuesday night at Imperial. McCook improved to 17-12 and tied the mark set by the 2005 Bison team...
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Southwest, Cambridge spikers dominate
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/08)
CURTIS -- Southwest High School's volleyball team dominated the Medicine Valley triangular Tuesday in Curtis. Southwest beat out both the Raiders and Dundy County-Stratton for the 2-0 win. The Roughriders came out slow against the Tigers in the first game losing the first set 20-25, but winning the last two 25-18, 25-23...
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'Cyber-shrink' has potential for rural areas
(Editorial ~ 10/29/08)
More NASA technology may find use back here on Earth.
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Will young voters make a difference?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/29/08)
It would be abnormal for me -- a freshman studying journalism at a major university -- to sit on the sidelines of politics. Being ill-informed or unimpassioned about this year's presidential election is frowned upon and condemned. Teachers preach it, students dish it and signs posted on every wall, door and kiosk blare it...
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Countdown to Change
(Local News ~ 10/29/08)
U.S. Senate candidate Scott Kleeb stops and talks to patrons at the Looking Glass Lounge Monday, including waitress Breanne Richmond. Kleeb's stop was part of his "Countdown to Change" tour, where he and his staff are visiting 30 cities in 10 days. Along the way, people are putting in writing on Kleeb's campaign truck the one issue that is most important to them, including Candy Farr, below, owner of the Looking Glass Lounge. ...
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Not looking for a lesson
(Local News ~ 10/29/08)
Local author to speak to Compassionate Friends Monday
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'Life's a Journey' is theme Nov. 9 for hospice event
(Local News ~ 10/29/08)
Planes, trains and automobiles just aren't going to cut it this year at An Evening for Hospice. Add in cruise ships, bicycles, white water rafts and a paddle boat, and you know you're going somewhere, somehow. The auction packages for An Evening for Hospice Sunday, Nov. 9, just keep getting bigger, according to Terri Shipshock, executive director of Community Hospital Health Foundation...
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A cheap imitation of true love
(Column ~ 10/29/08)
I hated seventh grade science. Probably because it was my first period class and Mrs. Colson was old and gray, which made science old and gray. It was all I could do to get myself up and out the door to catch the school bus with old and gray seventh grade science looming on every morning's horizon. ...
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