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Denzil L. Sears
(Obituary ~ 01/25/11)
May 26, 1931--Jan. 23, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Denzil L. Sears, 79, died Sunday (Jan. 23, 2011), at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 26, 1931, to Clarence and Hazel (Wolfe) Sears. He grew up in the Wilsonville, Nebraska area and graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1948. In December of 1951, he joined the U.S. Air Force and received a medical discharge in April of 1952...
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Karolyn Dora Howard
(Obituary ~ 01/25/11)
Oct. 4, 1932--Jan. 21, 2011 GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- Karolyn Dora Howard, 78, passed away Friday (Jan. 21, 2011), at Golden Living Center-Lakeview in Grand Island. Karolyn was born Oct. 4, 1932, in Benkelman, Nebraska to Frank and Hazel (Trout) Stute. She was baptized into faith at Methodist Episcopal Church on Aug. 29, 1937, and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, both in Benkelman...
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Lois A. (Sturek) McKenney
(Obituary ~ 01/25/11)
Jan. 2, 1935--Jan. 22, 2011 HOLBROOK, Nebraska -- Lois A. (Sturek) McKenney, 76, formerly of St. Paul and Grand Island, Nebraska died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2011), at The Monarch in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lois was born in Kearney on Jan. 2, 1935, to Warren and Esther (Kuhns) Walters. She retired in 2002 as a monitor technician at St. Francis Hospital in Grand Island...
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Police: Amber Alert considered before missing girl's body found
(Local News ~ 01/25/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Officials considered issuing an Amber Alert for Kailee Clapp, but didn't have the time or information that would have made it appropriate, according to the McCook Police Chief. An Amber Alert couldn't be issued because the case lacked key triggers, Police Chief Ike Brown said....
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Hillcrest denied zoning variance to build chapel
(Local News ~ 01/25/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Board of Zoning Adjustment denied a variance request from Hillcrest Nursing Home, Monday evening, during their regular meeting at Memorial Auditorium. The board voted 3-1 to deny setback and lot development variances, with Duanne Tappe the lone vote in favor of the request...
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Public can't trust government to keep track of itself
(Editorial ~ 01/25/11)
We're from the government, and we're here to help you. You can trust us. Oh, and you can trust us to let you know what we're doing, as well. That's the underlying message to a passel of bills introduced in the Nebraska Legislature under the guise of saving money and increasing convenience for elected officials, but which, if passed will do more to separate the people from their government...
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Let's honor Native Americans
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/25/11)
A few days ago we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. as a federal holiday. This is all good, because he was a very important person that did a lot for not just the blacks but every minority. February is coming and it is black history month; this also is very important to learn more about American history than what we are taught in school...
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Flat tax test drive
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/25/11)
Are you tired of just complaining about Taxes, our government and no one else is coming up with solutions. Are you able and willing to "Think out of the Box" and even "Outside Party Lines"? Are you tired of hearing the same old rehashed solutions by the same people who have tried them over and over without success?...
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Land line tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/25/11)
Legislative bill 165 (LB 165) is a bill to remove the right of cities across Nebraska to levy a tax on land lines for both residential and business telephone customers. To express your support or opposition for this matter, write to Abbie Cornett (she chairs the Revenue Committee)...
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A safe community
(Column ~ 01/25/11)
Recently I purchased a new cell phone. This one does everything! One can actually dial a phone number to connect to another person. But then it does lots more too! It takes pictures, constantly displays the local weather, keeps track, through GPS, of my location plus provides driving instructions, turn left, turn right, to any other location. ...
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Arapahoe, So. Valley girls advance in RPAC basketball tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/11)
Arapahoe senior Michele Borden (24) rejects a shot from Lisa Malchow (34) of Cambridge in Republican Plains Activities Conference East Division basketball tournament action Monday night at Arapahoe. The Arapahoe girls beat Cambridge, 57-39, to advance to the RPAC East...
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