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Don't let longer hours rob kids of sleep
(Editorial ~ 03/18/10)
If the family seems a little more grumpy than usual these days, there may be a good reason. Yes, we all lost an hour of sleep, thanks to Sunday's return to daylight saving time, but that only exacerbates a problem that results from the changing season...
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Celebrating the spring equinox
(Column ~ 03/18/10)
The day we have all been waiting and wishing for is near. Saturday, March 20, is the date of the vernal, or spring, equinox. The first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. That is the day the sun crosses the celestial equator from the south to the north bringing more direct, and hopefully warmer, sunshine to us folks north of the equator...
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Christensen expects court challenge to abortion bill
(Local News ~ 03/18/10)
A controversial bill that would ban late-term abortions based on fetal pain rather than viability advanced out of the Nebraska Judiciary Committee. Sen. Mark Christensen, who serves on the Judiciary Committee, said this morning at the McCook Area Chamber of Conference that he expects the bill to be challenged in court...
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Curtis Easter Pageant to celebrate 50th year
(Local News ~ 03/18/10)
CURTIS -- A moving still life of the familiar events of Passion week, open to the public, will take the stage on at 3 p.m., Palm Sunday, March 28, at Medicine Valley High School, 303 Crook Avenue, Curtis. A free will offering will be accepted. This is the 50th presentation of the Curtis Easter Pageant that first took the stage April 4, 1958, at the then University of Nebraska School of Agriculture under the direction of the Rev. Frank Hainey and Mrs. Anne Nicklas...
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Bison track teams sending limited entries to UNK Indoor meet
(High School Sports ~ 03/18/10)
McCook High School will open the 2010 track and field season Friday, March 19, at the UNK Indoor meet in Kearney. The respective Bison boys and girls coaching staffs planned to enter a limited number of competitors at the season-opening indoor meet at Cushing Coliseum on the Kearney college campus. The Class B portion of the three-day indoor meet is scheduled to start Friday at 1 p.m...
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Nebraska small-town hero delivers gold-medal presentation in McCook
(High School Sports ~ 03/18/10)
When future generations of small-town Nebraska youngsters grow up dreaming of athletic glory in their respective futures, Curt Tomasevicz will likely be a shining example that anything is possible. Tomasevicz reached his ultimate goal last month when he was part of the gold medal-winning United States four-man bobsled team. The former University of Nebraska football player shared his Olympic experiences with St. Patrick Catholic School students and faculty in McCook Wednesday afternoon...
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