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New 'light' procedural not likely to improve ABC's fortunes
(Column ~ 03/30/11)
ABC has one last hour-long drama to trot out for the 2010-11 season, a not-so-good procedural called "Body of Proof," starring Dana Delany as a brilliant-yet-prickly neurosurgeon turned brilliant-yet-prickly medical examiner. The show premiered Tuesday night at 9 p.m., and will most likely hold that spot for the remainder of the season. This, however, is certainly not a given, especially when you consider ABC's recent dramatic fortunes...
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Truth Sturtevant
(Obituary ~ 03/30/11)
Dec. 25, 1914-March 25, 2011 BEAVER CITY, Nebraska -- Truth Sturtevant, 96, died Friday, March 25, 2011, at her home in Beaver City. She was born Dec. 25, 1914, in Orleans, Nebraska to John E. and Ruth (Branstine) Davis. She attended country school. She graduated from Orleans High School with the class of 1934 with a normal training certificate. She taught county school in Harlan County for a couple years...
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Mail-in vote set for Hitchcock County school bond
(Local News ~ 03/30/11)
CULBERTSON, TRENTON, Nebraska -- Hitchcock County, Nebraska, School District No. 70 patrons will be asked to decide by Tuesday, May 10 whether they want a new elementary building in Culbertson and a new classroom wing in Trenton. New construction and mechanical, electrical and fire system updates in existing buildings would be financed with $7.4 million in bonds if voters give the board of education the go-ahead to the bonds and a special tax levy on their mail-in ballots...
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Kugler Co. building Rapid City facility
(Business ~ 03/30/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Kugler Company, a family-owned manufacturer of high-quality fertilizer products for agriculture and turf care, has announced the establishment of a production facility in Rapid City, South Dakota. According to the Kugler family, the facility will focus on foliar and low-salt products such as KQ-XRN ® 28-0-0 slow release nitrogen, which is in high demand due to its documented impact on yield and its unique adhesive qualities that make it the perfect delivery system for crop protection chemicals. ...
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Tax policy, not incentives should prod business growth
(Local News ~ 03/30/11)
Government at all levels has been involved in the attempt to kick-start the economy, from stimulus funding from Washington to economic development efforts at the local level. One thing that all of them have in common is their dependence on the private sector to do the actual work of getting the economy going...
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Falling into the gnat-camel trap
(Column ~ 03/30/11)
I was intrigued recently while putting the advice page together for the paper, a daily event. Thankfully, I don't actually have to give advice to build the page. I just position syndicated columnists on the page. Sometimes, however, the temptation to give advice is almost more than I can bear...
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Bison standouts staying home for college softball
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/11)
Two leaders in the McCook High School softball program will see familiar surroundings when they begin their college careers next year. Bison seniors Kelsey Gillen and Taylor Matson recently decided to join the McCook Community College women's softball program. Gillen and Matson both liked the chance to stay close to home as they start their college studies next fall and continue to compete in a sport they love and have played for many years...
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