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Loretta A. (Steckmyer) Felker
(Obituary ~ 03/15/10)
Feb. 12, 1919 - March 11, 2010 CULBERTSON -- Loretta A. Felker died Thursday (March 11, 2010) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was 91 years old. On Feb. 12, 1919, Loretta was born to Edward J. and Estella Hazel (Eifert) Steckmyer at McCook. She grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1937...
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Clarence W.H. Niemeier
(Obituary ~ 03/15/10)
Aug. 7, 1921 - March 13, 2010 CAMBRIDGE -- Clarence W.H. Niemeier, 88, formerly of Holbrook, died Saturday (March 13, 2010) at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge. He was born Aug. 7, 1921, near Holbrook to Ernest and Minnie (Mues) Niemeier. He grew up on the family farm near Holbrook. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, where he also attended school through 8th grade...
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Education's love, hate relationship with technology
(Editorial ~ 03/15/10)
Education has been in a love-hate relationship with technology ever since Abraham Lincoln did his homework on the back of a shovel with a lump of coal. We remember when the first personal computers arrived in high schools more than 30 years ago, but it's hard for most students to imagine doing homework without access to a desktop or laptop computer...
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Sailing on the Gulf of Cortez
(Column ~ 03/15/10)
The Sea of Cortez, better known in the United States as the Gulf of California, is, and has been for a long time, a popular destination for the sport of sailing, as well as sport and commercial fishing. Unlike the Eastern Coast of Mexico, which opens into the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean (and the Bermuda Triangle), the Sea of Cortez is considered a relatively calm place to sail, between the main coast of Mexico on the East and the Baja Peninsula on West...
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Observations
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/15/10)
Definitions put a limit to ideas. No opinions matter finally. No two persons have exactly the same religion. Theology and religion are not the same thing. When the banks are controlled by dogma, modern business becomes the confidence trick glorified...
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Yammering
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/15/10)
I hear on the radio ... $1 today would be worth 2 cents in 1933. I remember five hamburgers for $1, 10 cents for a loaf of bread, 25 cents, even nickel bids at auctions. At the Lena Scrivner auction, no one bid on a bunch of stuff. I said I'll give you a dollar for a dictionary (it was declined)! Other stuff around sold for $2.50, I bought the dictionary for $1 from a buyer. Were Lena Scrivner's heirs entitled to the dollar?...
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Sentencing May 5 for driver in fatal pedestrian accident
(Local News ~ 03/15/10)
LEXINGTON -- The courtroom seemed to hold its breath as Dawson County district court clerk Sherry Warner read the verdict form handed to her by District Judge James Doyle IV at 2:30 p.m., Friday. Teary-eyed women held hands. Tough men -- law enforcement officers many of them -- leaned forward...
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County may be on the hook for helicopter storage costs
(Local News ~ 03/15/10)
Red Willow County may have to pay $7,758.70 in storage costs if commissioners want to collect the county's helicopter collateral in Colorado. County attorney Paul Wood and commissioners Monday morning talked to the manager of a Longmont, Colo. hangar owners' association in whose hangars Ron Willocks has stored the helicopter prototype that he developed with a $300,000 loan from Red Willow County's revolving loan fund. ...
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Returning unclaimed property
(Column ~ 03/15/10)
As your State Treasurer one of my greatest passions is returning unclaimed property to its rightful owners. Unclaimed Property doesn't always change the life of its recipient, but having a few extra dollars in your pocket never hurts. Recently I completed my term as the President of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA). ...
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Reducing the deer population
(Column ~ 03/15/10)
All over Nebraska, the deer population has been increasing significantly for the past several years. In many areas, the damage done to crops being eaten by deer and the damage to vehicles after hitting a deer is very costly. That is why I am hopeful that Legislative Bill 836, introduced by Sen. Lautenbaugh, which makes changes to our game law to help decrease our deer population, will continue to advance through the Legislature...
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The value of agriculture
(Column ~ 03/15/10)
In recognition of the agriculture industry's contributions to our state, I am declaring March 14 to 20 as Nebraska Ag Week. A strong rural background is the foundation of our state and a rich mix of natural resources helped establish Nebraska as a strong agricultural state...
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Hayes Center settles for third place again at state
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/10)
LINCOLN -- Hayes Center High School head boys basketball coach Louis Cuellar and his team would probably be in favor of abolishing the semifinal round of the state basketball tournament. The Cardinals claimed their third consecutive third-place finish at the state tournament last weekend in Lincoln, after a third straight loss in the Friday, March 12 semifinal round. ...
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One year after stock market 12-year low, economic indicators are cause for optimism.
(Column ~ 03/15/10)
The economic turmoil that rumbled through our country after September 2008 was certainly one of the toughest times we've ever faced as Americans. It is easy today to remember what we felt when economists warned we might be headed into a major economic depression the likes of which we hadn't seen in decades. Most of us felt worried...
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