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Nebraska's Gold Star families
(Column ~ 02/01/10)
Dear Fellow Nebraskans: Recently I had the honor of presenting the first Gold Star Family license plates to two families that lost sons while serving in Iraq. These Gold Star parents were instrumental in creating a license plate to remember Nebraska's fallen heroes...
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Rita Woods
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
March 6, 1917 - Jan. 28, 2010 KEARNEY -- Rita B. Woods, 92, of Kearney died Thursday (Jan. 28, 2010), at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m, Monday, at St. James Catholic Church in Kearney with the Rev. Matt Koperski officiating. Interment will be at a later date in McCook...
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U.S. needs stronger commitment to national security
(Column ~ 02/01/10)
In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama expressed a renewed commitment to protecting our homeland and fighting terrorism abroad. Yet serious concerns remain regarding whether his policies and recent actions truly reflect those words. ...
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One month down, 11 to go; how is 2010 going so far?
(Editorial ~ 02/01/10)
So how are you doing? With your New Year's resolutions, that is. It's Feb. 1 and 2010 is already one-twelfth gone, are you one-twelfth of the way toward your goals? A Gazette online poll showed 38 percent of respondents wanted to lose weight, 27 percent wanted to exercise more, 1 percent wanted to stop drinking, 5 percent to stop smoking and 28 percent had other goals in mind...
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Proud of Nelson
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/01/10)
Growing up in McCook made me who I am today and I'm very proud of my Republican River Valley roots. I'm equally proud of our Senator, Ben Nelson. He has done his job trying to find common ground and solutions to make way for health care reform. Proposed reform measures will save my company thousands by giving me access to larger risk pools. That puts money back into my business so I can invest in equipment and hire people to run it...
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Irma Louise Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
July 3, 1928 - Jan. 30, 2010 Irma Louise Johnson, 81, formerly of Benkelman, died Saturday (Jan. 30, 2010) at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born July 3, 1928, at Lawrence, to Ferdinand and Rose (Schutte) Ostdiek. She grew up in the South Fork Area, Benkelman, and Indianola...
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Plato Redfern and tthe Drake Relays
(Column ~ 02/01/10)
The Drake Relays, a function of Drake University at Des Moines, Iowa has grown, over the past 100 years, to become one of the largest and most important track meets in the United States. Although Drake has traditional ceremonies surrounding football and basketball games, it is the Drake Relays that bring alums back to the campus, where festivities go on, almost night and day, for the week of the games...
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Dean A. Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Aug. 6, 1932 - Jan. 22, 2010 Dean A. Brown, 77, a resident of San Diego, Calif., since 1960, passed away suddenly on Jan. 22, 2010. He was born on Aug. 6, 1932 in Danbury to Don C. and Edna Ruth Roesch-Brown. After graduation from Indianola High School Dean enlisted in the U. ...
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Mary Angela Schenck
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
March 14, 1932 - Jan. 30, 2010 Mary Angela Schenck, 77, died Saturday (Jan. 30, 2010) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born on March 14, 1932, to Thomas and Catherine (Boyle) Hoatson at North Platte. She graduated from St. Patrick's High School in North Platte in 1940. She attended the University of San Jose in San Jose, Calif...
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Jesse Waldean Malick
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Sept. 8, 1916 - Jan. 31, 2010 MINDEN -- Jesse Waldean Malick, 93, died Sunday (Jan. 31, 2010) at the Bethany Home in Minden. He was born Sept. 8, 1916, in Bloomington to Jesse Uriah Malick and Vera Mae (Thomas) Malick. He was baptized in the Bloomington Methodist Church in 1934 and attended grade school and high school at Bloomington, where he gradated in 1934. He farmed in the Bloomington area after graduation...
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Louis Ferdinand Ostdiek
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Louis Ferdinand Ostdiek May 19, 1927 - Jan. 25, 2010 DENVER, Colo. -- Louis Ferdinand Ostdiek, 82, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at St. Anthony Hospice in Denver, Colo. He was born May 19, 1927 in Indianola to Ferdinand and Rose (Schutte) Ostdiek. He spent two years in the U.S. Army...
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2010 the road ahead
(Column ~ 02/01/10)
Last week's State of the Union Address was encouraging about the direction of the country, but also focused on the hard work that must be done to keep the country on track. Before the speech, I hoped that the President would discuss the issue most on the minds of Nebraskans: how to keep the economic recovery going and create new jobs. I was glad to hear the President spend the majority of the speech on his plans for the economy...
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