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Dorothy ... are we still in America?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/12/09)
In a few days...if the Stimulus Bill reaches the President's desk for signature...you and your doctor will enter the final stages of "individual" health care and decisions tailored specifically to YOUR needs. Contained deep within the 1500-page Obama-Reid-Pelosi "stimulus" bill H.R. 1 are measure that will allow the federal government to create a health information monopoly. This will make a giant leap toward the nationalized health-care that Hilary and others have tried for years to implement...
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Huskers, Tigers to tangle in Thursday ESPN football clash
(College Sports ~ 02/12/09)
BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN announced on Monday that next fall's Big 12 North Division college football showdown between Nebraska and Missouri will take place on Thursday, Oct. 8 in Columbia. The Big 12 opener for both schools will be televised nationally by ESPN with kickoff set for 8 p.m. central time...
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Hastings College teams sweep Dana
(College Sports ~ 02/12/09)
BLAIR -- The Hastings College men's basketball team won its fifth game in a row with a 88-79 win over Dana College Wednesday night in Blair. The Broncos improve to 15-13 on the season and 10-6 in conference play. The Hastings College women defeated Dana College 73-61...
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March Madness Volleyball Camp March 27-28 in Ogallala
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/09)
OGALLALA -- Steve Morgan's March Madness Volleyball Team Camp will be March 27-28 at Ogallala. Morgan is the volleyball coach at Ogallala High School. The camp is for seventh and eighth graders. For more information, go to stevemorgancamps.com or call (308) 285-2836...
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Creighton beats Bradley for 11th straight 20-win season
(College Sports ~ 02/12/09)
OMAHA -- When it comes to 20-win seasons, Creighton has been among college basketball's elite over the past decade. Creighton extended its streak to 11 Wednesday, getting 18 points from Booker Woodfox in its 79-65 win over Bradley at Qwest Center Omaha. The Bluejays join Duke, Florida, Kansas, Syracuse, Gonzaga and Kent State in a small group of Division I teams with at least 20 wins in 10 consecutive years...
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David J. McGee
(Obituary ~ 02/12/09)
Aug. 11, 1927 - Feb. 10, 2009 OBERLIN -- David J. McGee, 81, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2009) at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. He was born Aug. 11, 1927, in McCook to Walter W. and Olive (Wade) McGee. He grew up in Oberlin and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1947...
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Sylvia J. Wachendorfer
(Obituary ~ 02/12/09)
June 21, 1936 - Feb. 10, 2009 SELDEN -- Sylvia J. Wachendorfer, 72, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2009) at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kan. She was born June 21,1936, in rural Atwood to Ralph and Eleanor (Kundysek) Urban. She grew up on a farm southeast of Atwood and attended Rawlins County District No. 48...
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Leo Francis McConville
(Obituary ~ 02/12/09)
May 28, 1918 - Feb. 11, 2009 INDIANOLA -- Leo Francis McConville of McCook died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 90 years old. Leo was born on May 28, 1918, in Frontier County, Neb., to Joseph Leo and Grace Frances (Chitwood) McConville. He graduated from Havana High School, Frontier County, in 1934...
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Maxine Robinson
(Obituary ~ 02/12/09)
Jan. 9, 1932 - Feb. 10, 2009 PHILLIPSBURG, Kan. -- Maxine Robinson, 77, died Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2009) at Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg, Kan. She was born Jan. 9, 1932, in Stamford, to Lawrence and Yvonne (Bundy) Satter. She grew up in Furnas County...
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Senator agrees property tax refunds due
(Local News ~ 02/12/09)
Property taxes collected under the water law created by LB 701 could be refunded with an amendment added on to LB 651, one of the bills Sen. Mark Christensen has introduced this session. But whether the taxes will be refunded to only those who filed a protest remains to be seen, Christensen said this morning at the Government Affairs Legislature conference call at the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce...
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Heeding the storm warning
(Local News ~ 02/12/09)
Geno Weir makes some final adjustments on a snowblower at D & S Hardware Thursday morning, with the biggest snow storm of the year predicted to roll into Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas tonight. The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow, in effect from midnight tonight until 6 p.m. ...
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Lincoln an apt inspiration for our trying times
(Editorial ~ 02/12/09)
Much has been made of President Obama's admiration of Abraham Lincoln, born 200 years ago today. Another senator from Illinois, Obama was sworn in with his hand on Lincoln's Bible, and he frequently quotes from the 16th president, such as when he asked his staff to "think anew and act anew" while avoiding "worn-out dogmas" of political ideology...
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'Comet of Cooperation' streaking by
(Column ~ 02/12/09)
I don't normally do early morning astronomy, however, I occasionally make an exception. This time it was it was for a comet, comet C/2008 N3(Lulin) to be exact. I was able to put some glass on it late last week when it was in the constellation Libra on its way into Virgo...
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